Western Civilization I / Unit 4 WC1 0320 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Greek Sculpture and Why We Know It Through Rome
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The idea
Sculpture moved from stiff Archaic grave statues to lifelike bodies composited from several models, the anchor's artistic humanism. The medium was bronze, melted down in later centuries, so most survive as Roman marble copies.
In practice
The bronze Zeus or Poseidon, one of the few originals.
Where people slip
A Roman copy is evidence of Greek art, not Roman. Check the caption.
Your place on the trail
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