Romans holding the heads of their ancestors
Hello everyone! Today, I would like to introduce the ancient Roman ceramic sculpture "Romans Holding the Heads of Ancestors", which is collected in the Municipal Museum of Rome, Italy.
The realistic Romans did not worship God as much as the Greeks, and god was more important than man, but paid more attention to man's place in art.
"The Romans Holding the Heads of Their Ancestors" shows the plot that appears in the funeral rites of the Romans.
At the funeral, the mourner attends the funeral with the remains of his ancestors, so portrait carving actually becomes an indispensable part of this unique funeral rite.
In this statue, the realism technique is used throughout, focusing on the depiction of the head, and the body is covered by intricate clothing folds, which has a strong texture, which forms a complex and simple contrast with the head, and highlights the personality characteristics of the head.
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