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How did Classical Greek sculptors depict the human figure?
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They depicted figures with dramatic facial expressions and poses.
They depicted figures with dramatic facial expressions and poses.

They depicted figures with idealized beauty and perfect proportions.
They depicted figures with idealized beauty and perfect proportions.

They depicted the human body as a source of shame.
They depicted the human body as a source of shame.

They depicted true-to-life figures without idealized features.

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They depicted figures with idealized beauty and perfect proportions.

Classical Greek sculpture emphasized harmonious balance, idealized anatomy (e.g., Polykleitos' Canon), calm expressions and natural poses like contrapposto rather than overtly dramatic or shameful portrayals.