Praxiteles

The Late Classical Period (400 - 325BC)

The Late Classical or Pre-Hellenistic Period from 400 to 325BC demonstrates the loss of strength and creativity that went into the earlier Classical Period. Praxiteles was a prolific sculptor who was known for the slimmer, more sensitive figures of this period. On the left we see Hermes cradling the infant Dionysis (Bacchus). [NS] {SW}