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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In what way did earlier Roman sculpture differ from that of Greece?
A
Greek sculpture was more modern
B
Roman sculpture was more realistic
C
Greek sculpture was more colorful
D
Roman sculpture was more political
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: -Classical Greek sculpture incorporated more diverse figure types and bodily poses as well as a sharp increase in technical dexterity, resulting in far more naturalistic and realistic sculptures compared to their Archaic predecessors.

Detailed explanation-3: -The white appearance of the marble or the grey-green appearance of the bronze gave rise to the view that Ancient Roman, like Ancient Greek, sculpture was colourless. However, like Greek sculpture, Roman sculpture was richly painted and gilded.

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