Greek vs Roman Sculpture

In the Early and High Classical periods, it is clear that the Greek sculptors have moved away from the rigid frontal pose of the human body, for example, the Archaic examples of kouroi and korai statues. One of the best and earliest examples of a freestanding statue to exhibit more lifelike and natural qualities is the Kritios Boy from the Acropolis in Athens. The Kritios Boy is a example of portraiture sculpture. This shows us …

…lines of the face, in the areas of the forehead, between the eyebrows, around the mouth, as well as the eyes. The youthful tightness in the skin on his face and neck have been replaced by slightly droopy and aging skin. This head of what seems to be a middle-aged man is then stuck on top of a youthful, muscular, and powerful body. The body is obviously modeled after an idealized youthful, heroic, Greek male.