The Early Classical period combines the austere nobility of the archaic style with an increasing interest in naturalistic movement—often rendered in gleaming bronze.
c. 480–448 B.C.E.
The Early Classical period combines the austere nobility of the archaic style with an increasing interest in naturalistic movement—often rendered in gleaming bronze.
c. 480–448 B.C.E.
What is the Early Classical period?
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