In the Classical period, Greek art portrayed the human body as perfect and life-like. Later, during the Hellenistic period, Greek sculptors changed to portray the human body as realistic, including adding blush to the cheeks and color to the eyes.
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Usually naked.
the human figure and motion.
The human body that Ancient Greek's artists portrayed was outstanding for their lifelike, similar proportions to the real human body, their idealized and aesthetic figure, represented by physical strength (like an athletes') and asymmetrical features. The main focus was usually naked male figures.
Tekhnê is a Greek goddess of art, and Hephaestus the Greek god of the art of sculpture/stone/metal-craft. Techne was less a goddess and more a personification. The arts were usually the realm of the Muses.
What was an important concept in Greek art and architecture