The Beginning of the Classical Age

                                                                     

The Classical Age was the beginning of the appreciation to gods in the form of sculpture. These god like humans were placed in dramatic scenes with real life positions. Prior to the Classical Age, statues had little to no movement or expression. The period before the Classical Age is known as the Severe Age, where sculptors began to add movement to the statues. Even earlier to the Severe Age, the Archaic Age's statues were basic humans with no action pose or facial expression.   

The top picture is of an Archaic Greek sculpture, Kritias Boy. He is stiff and shows little movement. The photograph below it is of the famous Classical Greek sculpture, Discobolos, by the sculptor Myron. The second sculpture is full of movement, which is typical of Classical artwork.