The expression of sentiments, the forcefulness of details and the violence of the movements are characteristics of Hellenistic sculpture.Classical sculpture sought perfect beauty, balance and harmony.
G. B. Waywell has written: 'Classical sculpture in English country houses' -- subject(s): Classical Sculpture, Country homes, Manors, Sculpture 'The free-standing sculptures of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in the British Museum' -- subject(s): British Museum, Catalogs, Hellenistic Sculpture, Mausoleum (Halicarnassus), Sculpture
Gloria Merker has written: 'The Hellenistic sculpture of Rhodes' -- subject(s): Hellenistic Sculpture, Sculpture
Greek sculpture influenced the Romans from the 2nd century BC. Prominent 1st century BC and 1st century AD Romans such as Cicero and Pliny the Elder greatly admired the innovative work of classical Greek sculpture artists, such as Polykleitos. However, the Romans did not produce much sculpture based on the classical Greek model. Their sculpture was predominantly portraiture (see below) until , from the 1st century AD, the Romans adopted Hellenistic sculpture, which took sculpture to a different level, as a model for their own sculpture. Prior to the influence of Greek sculpture, Roman sculpture was portraiture sculpture (busts). Their portraiture sculpture is regarded as the best sculpture of this kind ever produced.
The Romans adopted Greek sculpture of the Hellenistic period.
Sally-Ann Ashton has written: 'Ptolemaic royal sculpture from Egypt' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Egyptian Portrait sculpture, Egyptian Sculpture, Egyptian influences, Greek influences, Hellenistic Portrait sculpture, Hellenistic Sculpture 'Roman Egyptomania' 'Petrie's Ptolemaic and Roman Memphis' -- subject(s): Egyptian Portrait sculpture, Egyptian Sculpture, Hellenistic Sculpture, Influences, Petrie Collection of Egyptian Antiquities
Philippe. Bruneau has written: 'Sculpture' -- subject(s): Classical Sculpture 'La sculpture' -- subject(s): Classical Sculpture
The Hellenistic sculpture representing a muse is Nike of Samothrace also called Winged Victory of Samothrace (c. 200 BCE-190BCE).
Andreas Scholl has written: 'Die antiken Skulpturen in Farnborough Hall sowie in Althorp House, Blenheim Palace, Lyme Park und Penrice Castle' -- subject(s): Catalogs, Classical Marble sculpture, Classical Sculpture, Marble sculpture, Marble sculpture, Classical, Private collections, Reproduction, Sculpture, Sculpture, Classical
Blanche R. Brown has written: 'Royal portraits in sculpture and coins' -- subject(s): Coins, Greek, Expertising, Greek Coins, Hellenistic Portrait sculpture, Ny Carlsberg glyptotek, Portrait sculpture, Portrait sculpture, Hellenistic, Portraits
Matteo Cadario has written: 'La corazza di Alessandro' -- subject(s): Cuirasses, Hellenistic Sculpture, Sculpture, Hellenistic, Themes, motives, Weapons in art
Irene Favaretto has written: 'Tesori di scultura greca a Venezia' -- subject(s): Greek Sculpture, Hellenistic Sculpture, Museo archeologico di Venezia, Sculpture, Sculpture, Greek, Sculpture, Hellenistic 'Il Museo del Liviano a Padova' -- subject(s): Museo del Liviano
The sentence that describes a convention of Classical Greek sculpture is figures show a combination of ideal beauty and naturalistic detail and proportion. Classical sculpture refers loosely to the forms of sculpture from ancient Greece andÊancient Rome.Ê