How Greek Statues Lost Their Bodies

Classical Greek statues originally celebrated the whole human body, idealised bronze bodies crafted for civic pride. But as Athenian art evolved into the Hellenistic and Roman eras, the focus shifted from full figure monuments to intimate, isolated busts. Roman obsession with Greek culture preserved and altered the visual legacy of classical antiquity. #ArtHistory #AncientGreece #AncientRome #ClassicalArt #Sculpture #Archaeology