\f1 \fs22 Artists of incomparable genius, whose names have often come down to us, began to express human movement an
d states of mind in marble and bronze. The most illustrious artists of the fifth century were \b \cf2 \ATXht16 Phidias\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , \b \cf2 \ATXht13 Myron\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , and \b \cf2 \ATXht16 Polycleitus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . Among the most famous nam
es of the following century we find Scopas, Praxiteles, and \b \cf2 \ATXht12 Lysippus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . Later, in the Hellenistic era, some of the greatest sculptural masterpieces of all time were realized, works filled with movement, expressiveness, and
energy such as the Victory of Samothrace and the famous Laoco÷n.\par