Posted By admin on February 28, 2010

Cameos Intaglio

Roman and Greek Art Questions?

1) Compare and contrast Roman sculpture to Classical Greek sculpture.

2) What is the difference between an intaglio and a cameo?

3) Explain why Roman coins were such an effective form of propaganda and how the power of a coin could backfire.

here i am workin on the same questions right now but i only have question 1 done i'll give u the other answers when im done...

1. Some comparisons to Classical Greek sculpture and Roman sculpture is that most of the time the Roman sculpture were copied from Greek sculpture. Also a lot of both Roman and Greek sculptures were damaged. They both had very close comparisons to the realism of the modern day humans.
Some differences in Roman sculpture and Classical Greek sculpture include a lot of the Greek sculptures having true naturalism and balance. Compared to the Roman sculptures the Greek ones had few that are still intact. The Roman ones emphasized the individual that was being sculpted to a greater extent.

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