Late Classical Period

History: 450 - 323 BCE. After the Spartans defeat the Athenians, Athens recovers its independence and its economy revives; however, it never regains its dominant military/political standing among its fellow city states. While this happens, Alexander the Great rises up and spreads the Greek territories.

Artists: Praxiteles, Skopas, and Lysipos

• A growing trend for dramatic narrative subjects 

Art:

• Leaders now appear calm and collected 
• Sculptures seen with wistful introspection, dreaminess
• Depictions of fully nude women begin to appear

Patrons:

•  Patrons lose interests in images of heroics & mighty Olympian gods
• Acquires a taste for minor deities in light-hearted moments