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The Statue of Liberty was made in the Neoclassical style. This style was modelled on Roman sculpture and Roman architecture.
The functions of sculpture in ancient Rome were the same as those in the Greek tradition. Statues were the a bit like an equivalent of paintings because both the Greeks and Romans only had fresco paintings. Originally Roman sculpture was portraiture (busts). Then they adopted Greek sculpture. The best sculptors were Greek. Most Roman sculptors made replica of the 'mass' market. Some Roman statues were about Greek myths.
Roman sculpture did not change much in the later empire. The major changed occurred in the early empire, when it shifted to the realistic portraiture sculpture (busts) to idealised full body sculptures modelled on the Hellenistic sculpture of the Greeks.
The main Greek influence on Roman art was in sculpture. During the period of the Roman Republic, Roman sculpture was portraiture sculpture (busts). The establishment of rule by emperors saw the introduction of full body statues in the Hellenistic style of the Greeks. Due to the perfection of Greek sculpture the Romans did not try to imitate their sculpture. They either hired Greek sculptors or made reproductions of statues by great Greek sculptors. The Romans adopted the three Greek orders (styles) for making columns: Doric Ionic and Corinthian. They also introduced the Composite order, which mixed elements of two of the mentioned orders. They used columns to build porticoes and temples. Most of the latter were built in the Greek style. Some of the later temples, instead, were circular and had a dome and were a Roman invention. For the rest, Roman architecture was Roman. The Romans effected what historians have called the Roman architectural revolution which transformed ancient architecture by making large scale use of concrete, the arch and the vaulted arch (or vault). The Romans learnt mosaic making form the Greeks and most recorded names of Roman mosaic workers are Greek. Sometimes Roman mosaics and frescoes depicted scenes from Greek myths.
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Figures were modeled after Classical sculpture.
Figures were modeled after Classical sculpture.
Walter Hatto Gross has written: 'Iulia Augusta' -- subject(s): Art 'Bildnisse Traians' -- subject(s): Coins, Roman, Portrait sculpture, Roman, Portraits, Roman Coins, Roman Portrait sculpture, Roman Sculpture, Sculpture, Roman
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 ideals of the Roman Republic inspired the writers of the American Constitution.
They used the nude as a subject matter, depicting its beauty and strength.
Artists followed a set of rulles to achieve ideal proportion.....
Artists from ancient Greece were the biggest influence for the Roman artists.
J. M. C. Toynbee has written: 'Roman historical portraits' -- subject(s): Ancient History, Biography, History, Ancient, Portrait sculpture, Roman, Portraits, Roman Portrait sculpture 'Roman medallions' -- subject(s): Medals 'The Hadrianic school' -- subject(s): Greek Sculpture, Numismatics, Roman Sculpture, Sculpture, Greek, Sculpture, Roman 'Art in Britain under the Romans' -- subject(s): Antiquities, Roman, Art, Art, Roman, Roman Antiquities, Roman Art 'The shrine of St. Peter and the Vatican excavations' -- subject(s): Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano, Tomb 'Art in Roman Britain' -- subject(s): Art, Art, Roman, Exhibitions, Roman Art 'The Flavian reliefs from the Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome' -- subject(s): Relief (Sculpture), Roman Sculpture, Rome (City), Rome (City) Palazzo della Cancelleria, Sculpture, Roman, Palazzo della Cancelleria (Rome, Italy)
Ruurd B. Halbertsma has written: 'Beeldhouwkunst uit Hellas en Rome' -- subject- s -: Classical Sculpture, Greek Sculpture, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden, Roman Sculpture, Sculpture, Sculpture, Classical, Sculpture, Greek, Sculpture, Roman
Alexander Mlasowsky has written: 'Herrscher und Mensch' -- subject(s): Art collections, Busts, Exhibitions, Marble sculpture, Roman, Portrait sculpture, Portrait sculpture, Roman, Private collections, Roman Marble sculpture, Roman Portrait sculpture 'Imagines Imperii: griechische und r omische Bildnisse einer norddeutschen Sammlung' -- subject(s): OUR Brockhaus selection, Plastic Arts, Sculpture, Sculpture Plastic Arts