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Stylized and exaggerated female forms, often with emphasis on fertility.

Idealized and rigid figures with a canon of proportions emphasizing a pharaonic identity or divinity.

Rigid posture, stylized hair, and the 'Archaic smile'; development of kouros and kore figures.

Idealized naturalistic figures, contrapposto stance, emphasis on anatomical perfection.

Increased naturalism and expression; dramatic poses, attention to details such as veins and muscles.

Realistic portraits and copies of Greek statues, with a preference for individualized and aged features in portraiture.

Stylized figures, loss of naturalism, and adherence to religious iconography and symbolism.

Stylization, with exaggerated proportions and gestures; figures often depicted in narrative reliefs.

S-curve stances, elongation of forms, delicate features; development of naturalism in religious figures.

Revival of classical ideas and humanism, idealized proportions, contrapposto, and dynamic compositions.

Dramatic, dynamic poses, emotional expressiveness, and a sense of movement.

Lighter, more playful and ornate, with elegant figures; less focus on grandeur and more on leisure.

Return to simplicity, order, and harmony of classical art, depicting figures with idealized beauty and calm nobility.

Emphasis on emotion, individualism, and the glorification of nature and the past, often with heroic or dramatic themes.

Depiction of subjects as they appear in everyday life, without idealization, focused on the common man.

Figures sometimes rendered with a sense of immediacy and movement, using light and color to define form rather than lines.

Stylization with flowing lines, organic forms, and often incorporating floral and other natural elements.

Distorted figures for emotional effect, with a focus on conveying inner turmoil or intense emotion.

Figures are fragmented and reassembled in abstract form, emphasizing geometric shapes and multiple perspectives.

Irrational imagery with dream-like scenes; figures can be whimsical, grotesque or juxtaposed in unusual ways.

The human figure is often not depicted realistically, but rather through abstract forms and gestural marks.