What is arcadian art?
Classical and Hellenistic are commonly used for periods of Ancient Greek art. Broadly, Classical runs from the 5th through 4th Cenury BC and is the art we associate from the height of Athens, the Parthenon, sculptures of Phidias and Praxiteles, etc. The Hellenistic runs from the later 4th on and is often associated with the Empire of Alexander and the Successor Kingdoms. as for Arcadian “Arcadia is the central mountainous region of the Peloponnese. Often it is described in idyllic terms: the ideal land of rustic simplicity, especially dear to Hermes, the home of Callisto (the favorite of Artemis), the usual playground of Pan; for the bucolic poets, Arcadia is a place where life is easy, where shepherds leisurely tend their flocks and pursue romantic dalliances. Thus Arcadia becomes that imagined primeval terrain, when human beings lived in contentment and harmony with the natural world. Arcadian refers to any place or time signifying the simple, rustic, pastoral life of a golden age lo
