In sculpture, there were two important types, the Kouros and the Kore. The kouros was a nude male figure, presumably that of an athlete. It showed the infuence of Egyptian sculpture in its frontality and rigidity, one foot slightly forward, the fists clenched at the sides. It also had a smiling face, slightly bulging eyes, and hair arranged in tight, geometric curls. The treatment of musculature of the body and limbs was naive and unsure. The Kore was a fully clad female figure, the drapery of its robe rendered in regular, vertical folds. The Kouros and the Kore sometimes held an offering of fruit or an animal to the gods.

This Greek sculpture made the goddess Aphrodite look like a real person. How did Greek art change from earlier times?

This Acropolis of Athens, as it may have at the time of Pericles, is shown in a model. The largest building is the Parthenon.

It is with the Classical or Hellenic period that Greek civilization, particularly that of Athens, is mainly associated. This period marks the highest point in the remarkable civilization of the anciet Greeks. It is also known as the Golden Age of Athens or the Age of Pericles, after its great statesman. As an outstanding period of cultural achievement, it is a constant point of reference in the history of art and philosophy.

The Classical period contains the mainsprings of Western cultural tradition in the philosophy that crystallized from the works of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. This period was preceded by a brief transitional period in which the arts of the earlier age underwent a process of maturation until they came into full flowering in the 5th century B.C.

Art and science meet in the Parthenon and in the classical temple in general. Found here is the practical application of the ideals of balance and proportion, giving the classical temple the appearance of an exquisite work of art.

The beginning of the Hellenistic period was marked by two important historical events: the defeat of Athens by its rival military Sparta, in 404 B.C., in the disastrous Peloponnesian War, and the subsequent conquest of the Greek city - states by Alexander the Great in 338 B.C.
These events put an end to the Golden Age of Athens, and henceforth, the ideals of classicism went into eclipse. The term "hellenistic," then refers to the period after the 5th century B.C. when Greek culture intermingled with oriental influences and, together with the political instability of time, gave rise to a new set of aesthetic ideals.

Painting in ancient Greece was largely confined to pottery. Greek pottery was first in a highly stylized, geometric style, which later developed into the expressive, flexible style of the red and white figured vases.

It was in the Helllenistic period that the painters Zeuris, Panhasius and Apollodorous gained legendary recognition for their naturalistic paintings.

So-called Lancelotti Discobolos. Marble replica of a bronze original by Myron of the mid-5th century BC. Height is 1.53 m. Rome, Museo delle Terme.

There were two outstanding sculptors of the period: Praxiteles and Lysippos. Praxiteles is known best for the beautiful statue of Hermes and the infant Dionysus. He also did several Apollo such as the Apollo with a lizard and the Apollo crowning himself with a diadem. The statue of Hermes does not share the cool detachment of the classical Apollos; rather, his face fascinates the viewer with its dreamy, musing expression, while his body, with its subtle grace, expression erotic longour (languid or weak and drooping state).

Praxiteles: Hermes with Infant Dionysus. Museum, Olympia, Greece. (Alinari-Art Reference Bureau).

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