FAH215H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Antoninus Pius, Mithraism, Mithraeum
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Classical period: monumental sculpture, life size, heroic male nudes, celebration of the human body, optically correct ideal human form increases throughout the period. correct, but idyllic. Late classical and hellenistic period: the idyllic and correct is perfected and moves to imperfection. Ideal types of not-ideal types of people/stereotypes of types of persons. Realism, realistic rep of the individuals sculpted was not necessarily reached or important more important to create an accepted type; a market seller, a rhetorician, a politician, etc. idealistic, but not perfect or realistic. The classical artist, having mastered the ability to attain obtain optical realism, manipulate the images to communicate certain ideas we will see this in the ma; manipulation of form for communication. Public works: built by emperors for the benefit of the ppl of rome. Important if you want to be a good ruler. Also works celebrating the success of the emperor [columns]
