#move away from timeless age of kouroi & clear he is a mature figure not timeless youth
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zeus of artemisium, c. 460 BC, national archaeological museum athens
#period: classical#bronze as medium allows more experimentation of poses#abandonment of symmetry through one arm bent the other straight#move away from timeless age of kouroi & clear he is a mature figure not timeless youth#shows how 5th century artists became focus on characterisation#BUT tho impressive from front and back he isĀ unintelligible from sides shows how innovation also creates problems
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