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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How were Roman sculptures different from the Greek sculptures?
A
More realistic-looking people
B
Perfect-looking people
C
Only beautiful women
D
Only strong-looking men
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -While Greek statuary was created to represent idealized human forms of athletes and gods, Ancient Roman sculpture represented real, ordinary people with their natural beauty and imperfections.

Detailed explanation-2: -Greek sculptors first learned sculpting and quarrying techniques from the Egyptians. They initially created truly realistic depictions of the human body, like Kritian Boy (above), but within a generation they stopped this realism because it was too real–for some reason they were dissatisfied with it.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Greeks carved idealized, eternally-youthful figures. The statues represented the perfection of the human form. Roman statues inherited the Etruscan devotion to accuracy, resulting in sculptures that were much more realistic portraits of the subjects.

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