Roman sculpture comparison

Two portraits, that of a Man and of Emperor Caligula, can be found in the same gallery in Metropolitan Museum of Art, which suggests that both of the busts were created in the same period of time. This, in turn, suggests that they must be stylistically similar, though not exactly the same. At the same time, the portrait bust of a Man was created by either Antonine or Severan at the dusk of the second …

…realism an! d the effect of presence. To conclude, I would like to stress that though a portrait of a Man has a richer realism than the bust of the Emperor, neither one are naturalistic to the fullest extent. In my view, a more detailed depiction of human features is needed to achieve this goal and a masterful use of texturing is one of the most important solutions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Metropolitan Museum Roman Sculpture Gallery