It was originally sculpted by Myron in bronze, an alloy of copper and tin'

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Classical Greece
The Discus Thrower or Discobolus, c. 450 BC
It was originally sculpted by Myron in bronze, an
alloy of copper and tin.
Only a Roman marble copy exists of Myrons great
work.
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Classical Greece
In sculpture, humans were raised above human
reality to a state of perfection found only in
the gods.
Severe style - early, pre-Classical transitional
style of mid-fifth century Greek statuary that is
formal but not rigid in pose and emphasized the
principle of weight distribution.

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Classical Greece
Laocoon and His Two Sons, c. mid 2nd century BC -
1st century AD
It was sculpted by Agesander, Athenodorus, and
Polydorus of Rhodes.

Hellenistic period - spread of Greek culture
eastward to Mesopotamia and Egypt by Alexander
the Great (3rd-2nd century BC).
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Classical Greece
In Laocoon, we see the theme of suffering.
It exhibits tortuous poses, straining muscles,
swelling veins, and expressions of pain.

Such an expression of unrestrained emotion would
have been unthinkable 3 centuries earlier.
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