Art Analysis

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The paper reviews a few noteworthy pieces of art that brilliantly highlight the differences between Greek and Roman society especially, Greek society, and Egyptian and Mesopotamian society. The paper particularly looks at the way that the human figure is depicted in art works from the different areas.

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"Glorification of the Individual, Glorification of the Gods and Society: the Artistic Differences between Greek/Roman and Egyptian/Mesopotamian Art The Greek (and later Roman) approach to art may be defined as classical or realist in nature. By comparison, the Ancient Egyptian The precise lineaments of Standing Goddess, probably Artemis, also reveal the classical preoccupation with the human form. However, it is Portrait of a Ruler (a work possibly crafted by Elagabalus) which really underscores the profound difference between Classical and Egyptian artwork. To wit, the anthropomorphic rendering of the body is not only anatomically correct, but built perfectly to scale. Everything, from the fingers of the upraised right hand to the slight protuberance on the right side of the model where the hipbone juts out ever so slightly, reveals a remarkable attention to the human form."

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