HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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painting rural and natural landscapes.
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sculpting lifelike and realistic portraits.
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creating ideal and perfect sculptures.
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molding abstract and simple pottery.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because of the widespread nature of the Roman Empire, Roman art took on attributes from Greece, Egypt, and the Etruscans. The influence of Greek art, however, is the most noticeable in the Roman style.
Detailed explanation-2: -The origin of the realism of Roman portraits may be, according to some scholars, because they evolved from wax death masks. These death masks were taken from bodies and kept in a home altar. Besides wax, masks were made from bronze, marble and terracotta.
Detailed explanation-3: -The elements of Greek sculpture-realism, idealism, harmony of form-held a great appeal to the Romans. The Romans may also have borrowed inspiration from the Etruscans, who had an artistic tradition all their own, including sculptures and murals.
Detailed explanation-4: -The artists of the Renaissance in 15th-century Italy were particularly influenced by the civilizations of ancient Rome and Greece, called the Classical civilizations.