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In the late classical period (400–300 B.C.)
there was increased emphasis on the expression of emotion in art.
Sculptural works attributed to Praxiteles are characterized by
elegance of proportion and graceful beauty. Powerful emotional
effects are typical of the sculpture in the style of Scopas, and
a new feeling for individualization and three-dimensional movement
appeared in the art of Lysippos. Other sculptors of the period
between 500 and 300 B.C. were Myron, Kresilas, Timotheus, and Bryaxis;
painters included Polygnotus, Apollodorus, Zeuxis, Parrhasius,
and Apelles. Aside from literary references, little is known about
the actual work of these men. The style of the sculptors is adduced
from fragments and Roman copies. Even less is known about the painters.
From the vase paintings some reconstruction of the Greek school
of mural painting is possible. |
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