Severe Style Greek Sculpture
Sometimes Severe style statues looked sad, or frightened, or nasty, depending on who they were supposed to be. At the same time, sculptors took more interest in making the muscles and bones look true to life too. (The same thing happened a little earlier in vase-painting). From the Severe Style, sculptors moved on to the true Classical style.
To find out more about Severe style Greek sculpture, check out these books on Amazon.com or at your library:
Ancient Greek Art, by Susie Hodge (1998)- for kids ages 9-12.
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Greek Art and Archaeology (3rd Edition), by John G. Pedley (2002) This is NOT a children's book, but it has a lot of good information and is pretty readable. Plus, the author is really an expert in this field.
Greek Sculpture: The Classical Period, a Handbook, by John Boardman (1985). The standard text for introductory college classes. Includes the Severe style.
The severe style in Greek sculpture, by Brunilde Ridgway (1970). By an expert, for specialists.
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