Male nude in Greek sculpture from the archaic period to the hellenistic period.?

Answer 1

The form of the male nude changed with each period:
Archaic: (660-480 BC) see Kouros 615-590 BC New York Metropolitan Museum and details too : http://www.flickr.com/photos/elissacorsini/448954832/
Early classical 480-450 BC ; e.g. Poseidon (or Zeus? bronze, Athens, National Museum http://research.yale.edu:8084/divdl/eikon/objectdetail.jsp?objectid=10454
2nd half of 5th century: The Doryphoros by Polykleitos 450440 BC Roman copy, Naples, National Museum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polykleitos
4th century: Agias from Farsala. Marble copy of bronze by Lysippos http://www.nude-male-art.com/Lysippos.html
Hellenistic period about 330-100 BC
The Dying Gaul c,240-200 BC Roman copy, Rome, Capitonline Museum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_Gaul
I hope that this helps you. You will see that the nude passes from being stiff and awkard, to be beautifully balanced. In the Hellenistic period, the reserve has gone and the pose is dramatic.

Answer 2

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