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High Classical

Refers to the middle phase of the Greek Classical period and style, from around 450 B.C.E. to around 400 B.C.E.

Dates

450–400 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

Ancient Greece, an introduction

Greek sanctuaries as artistic hubs

Classical orders of architecture explained

Contrapposto explained

Greek Vase-Painting, an introduction

Making Greek vases

Works of Art

Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer)

Greek original c. 450–440 B.C.E.; Roman copy before 79 C.E.

Who owns the Parthenon sculptures?

438–432 B.C.E.

Temple of Athena Nike on the Athenian Acropolis

421–405 B.C.E.

The Erechtheion

421–405 B.C.E.

Plaque of the Ergastines

c. 445–438 B.C.E.

The Athenian Agora and the experiment in democracy

c. 5th century B.C.E.

Nike Adjusting Her Sandal, Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Athens

c. 410 B.C.E.

The Parthenon, Athens

447–432 B.C.E.

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Artists

Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer) or The Canon, c. 450–440 B.C.E., ancient Roman marble copy found in Pompeii of the lost bronze original, 211 cm high (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli)

Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer) or The Canon, c. 450–440 B.C.E., ancient Roman marble copy found in Pompeii of the lost bronze original, 211 cm high (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli)

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Curated Guides to High 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