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## Egyptian era **The Pharaoh Menkaure and his Queen, stone** - 4th Dynasty, 2548-2530 BCE - Image from *Treasures of the World*, 1961 CCP Library - An example of portraits presented in rigid postures, and were simple and powerful with very little show of private emotion. ## Western Classical Ar...

## Egyptian era **The Pharaoh Menkaure and his Queen, stone** - 4th Dynasty, 2548-2530 BCE - Image from *Treasures of the World*, 1961 CCP Library - An example of portraits presented in rigid postures, and were simple and powerful with very little show of private emotion. ## Western Classical Art Traditions ### **SCULPTURES FROM THE CLASSICAL PERIOD** #### Greek Sculptures - Early Greek sculptures were tense and stiff, their bodies were hidden within enfolding robes. - After three centuries of experiments, Greek sculptures had finally evolved and showed all the points of human anatomy and proportion. - One of the most popular styles of the greek sculptures was the Hellenistic style. - Hellenistic denotes a preference in sculpture for more elaborated patterns, mannered arrangement of figures and groups, and an emphasis on the representation of movement for dramatic effects. **Myron: The Discobulus** - 450 BC Image from *Treasures of the World*, 1961 CCP Library - Shows an attitude of maximum tension, full of compressed energy, and about to explode an action.