<P> The transition from the Classical to the Hellenistic period occurred during the 1st century . Sculpture became more and more naturalistic . Common people , women , children , animals and domestic scenes became acceptable subjects for sculpture , which was commissioned by wealthy families for the adornment of their homes and gardens . Realistic portraits of men and women of all ages were produced , and sculptors no longer felt obliged to depict people as ideals of beauty or physical perfection . Most Greek men were sculpted standing with their hips slightly to the side . When human beings stand this way it uses more muscles . </P>
<P> The transition from the Classical to the Hellenistic period occurred during the 1st century . Sculpture became more and more naturalistic . Common people , women , children , animals and domestic scenes became acceptable subjects for sculpture , which was commissioned by wealthy families for the adornment of their homes and gardens . Realistic portraits of men and women of all ages were produced , and sculptors no longer felt obliged to depict people as ideals of beauty or physical perfection . Most Greek men were sculpted standing with their hips slightly to the side . When human beings stand this way it uses more muscles . </P>
one major difference in the hellenistic and the classical sculpture is
one major difference in the hellenistic and the classical sculpture is
Common people , women , children , animals and domestic scenes became acceptable subjects for sculpture
Common people , women , children , animals and domestic scenes became acceptable subjects for sculpture