![]() ![]() The posture of the Charioteer is well balanced, and his long chiton drapes over his abundant athletic body with architectural certainty, allowing idealism to flow through the serene parallel folds that run the length of his lower body before they begin to curl neatly over his torso.The ability to restrain one's emotions especially during the most challenging of moments came to define the entire Classical era of Greek art and thought. ![]() This Self-discipline was a sign of civilized man in Classical Greece, and a concept that permeates the art of this period. Charioteer -though victorious- stands with admirable modesty and faces the crowd in total control of his emotions.It exemplifies the balance between stylized geometric representation and idealized realism, thus capturing the moment in history when western civilization leaped forward to define its own foundations that braced it for the next few millennia. ![]()
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