Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine (1907)
Strong, Eugénie Sellers · London : Duckworth and Co. ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 610
ait in the BritishMuseum (No. 1872), misnamed Marcus Junius Brutus,which is an instructive example, as both the bust and thesmall pedestal are antique. The characteristics of Flavianportraiture are those already observed in its sculpturein relief—an increase of illusionism. The fine Vespa-sian of… … THE SHOKMAKER, GAIUS lULIUS HELIUt To face p. 362 Piihr.:o cici Cohsernitori I ROMAN PORTRAITURE 363 period ; the modelling becomes still rounder, and theplanes pass into one another by the softest transitions.The design appears to emerge from the block, as doesthe relief from the background or the…
Sculpture, Roman · Sculpture, Greco-Roman
Internet Archive · Brigham Young University · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
