Classical Greek Sculpture

This course covers the developments in Greek sculpture which emerged during the Classical Period, between the fifth and the fourth centuries B.C.E., including the Contrapposto stance, the "wet drapery" effect, and the bringing down-to-earth even the loftiest of the Olympian gods' images. While covering the essential works of this new and highly-significant style of Greek sculpture, this course also features original research which relates Classical Greek sculpture forms to the little-known monumental bronzes of ancient Arabia. This course features a review of key vocabulary terms as its final lecture.