Severe style

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The Severe style is an early classical Greek sculptural style characterized by simplified forms, calm expressions, and a transition away from the rigid Archaic aesthetic.

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Severe style canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art historical period ⓘ
early classical Greek art style ⓘ
sculptural style ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Early Classical style ⓘ
Transitional style ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance abandons the Archaic smile in favor of sober expressions ⓘ
introduces more naturalistic representation of the human body ⓘ
marks transition from Archaic to Classical Greek sculpture ⓘ
associatedWith Early Classical Greek sculptors ⓘ
Kritios ⓘ
Nesiotes ⓘ
Pythagoras of Rhegion ⓘ
characterizedBy austere appearance ⓘ
calm expressions ⓘ
greater naturalism ⓘ
heavier, more rigid drapery folds ⓘ
increased sense of weight and volume ⓘ
more realistic anatomy ⓘ
reduction of Archaic smile ⓘ
restrained movement ⓘ
serious expressions ⓘ
simplified drapery ⓘ
simplified forms ⓘ
transition from rigid frontal poses ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
endTime circa 450 BCE ⓘ
field sculpture ⓘ
follows Archaic style ⓘ
influenced Classical Greek sculpture ⓘ
influencedBy Archaic Greek sculpture ⓘ
movementIn Classical Greek art ⓘ
notableExample Kritios Boy ⓘ
Olympia temple of Zeus pedimental sculptures ⓘ
Temple of Aphaia on Aegina pedimental sculptures ⓘ
Tyrannicides group by Kritios and Nesiotes ⓘ
precedes High Classical style ⓘ
startTime circa 500 BCE ⓘ
timePeriod early 5th century BCE ⓘ
typicalSubject athletes ⓘ
commemorative figures ⓘ
gods ⓘ
heroes ⓘ
usedIn architectural sculpture ⓘ
freestanding statues ⓘ
grave monuments ⓘ
temple pediments ⓘ

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Calamis → movement → Severe style ⓘ