Periods, Cultures, Styles > Early Classical

Early Classical

Refers to the beginning of the ancient Greek Classical period and style, from around 480 B.C.E. to around 450 B.C.E.

Dates

480–450 B.C.E.

Places

Europe > Southern Europe > Greece, Albania, Italy, Montenegro, Spain, Central Europe > Croatia, Eastern Europe > Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Western Europe > France
Africa > North Africa > Egypt, Libya
Asia > West Asia > Cyprus, Georgia, Turkey

Basics Works of Art Artists Periods, Cultures, Styles Curated Guides

Basics to get you started

Contrapposto explained

Ancient Greece, an introduction

Greek sanctuaries as artistic hubs

Classical orders of architecture explained

Art Appreciation: Religion—comparisons and connections

Greek Vase-Painting, an introduction

Making Greek vases

Works of Art

Tomb of the Diver

c. 470 B.C.E.

Sotades Painter, White-ground cup

c. 460 B.C.E.

Kritios Boy

c. 480–470 B.C.E.

Metope with Athena, Herakles, and Atlas from the Temple of Zeus, Olympia

470–457 B.C.E.

Temple of Zeus, Olympia

470–457 B.C.E.

The conservator’s eye: Marble statue of a wounded warrior

Greek original c. 460–450 B.C.E.; Roman copy c. 138–181 C.E.

Niobid Krater

c. 460–450 B.C.E.

Artemision Zeus or Poseidon

c. 460 B.C.E.

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Artists

Bayon, the most notable temple at Angkor Thom (photo: Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bayon, the most notable temple at Angkor Thom (photo: Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 4.0)

The Olympia Sculptor

Sotades Painter

Curated Guides to Early Classical

All Textbook Chapters Syllabi

War, democracy, and art in ancient Greece, c. 490–350 B.C.E.

Textbook Chapter - Reframing Art History

Ancient Greek Art and Architecture Syllabus

Syllabus