Greek Art

Greek Art

The Geometric period is the first period in Ancient Greek Art and Sculpture, which began in the ninth century and ended in the seventh century B.C.. In this period sculptures were constructed in a much smaller, cruder form then the well-known sculptures of the other Greek periods. An example of a statue created in the Geometric period is Hero and centaur (Herakles and Nessos?), which is dated between 750-730 B.C.. The anatomical correctness that begins in this era is evolved and carried through all periods of Greek sculpture, but it is important to note that this special attention to ...