Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bosko69, post: 10489309, member: 16283&quot;]The Fayum portraits are as close as we&#039;ll get (pending AI or God) to looking at an ancient Roman &#039;eye to eye&#039;.The other (hyper ?) realistic Roman art movement occurred during the Republican Period and is known as &#039;Verism&#039; (verisimilitude-&#039;the appearance of being true or real&#039;).It was a sculpture-style that focused on accurate representations of facial features and expressions,including wrinkles,imperfections,etc.</p><p>PS-If you Google &#039;Ancient Realism&#039; you&#039;ll prob find some instances of earlier representations of realistic portraiture (there&#039;s always precedence).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in