Hellenistic portraiture

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Portrait of Antiochus III

Hellenistic portraiture was one of the most innovative features of Hellenistic art. Spurred on by an increased interest in realism, Hellenistic sculptors sought to produce true-to-life portraits defined by the individualism of their subjects.[1] Emergent at this time is a focus on a range of states of mind such as inebriation and concentration, as well as physical characteristics like senescence and anatomical abnormality - in great contrast with the idealised forms of the Classical period[2][1]

Lysippos

Development of physiognomy

Official portraiture

Gallery

  • Portrait of Demosthenes
    Portrait of Demosthenes
  • Pseudo-Seneca at Naples
    Pseudo-Seneca at Naples

Notes

  1. ^ a b Griffiths Pedley, John (1993). Greek Art & Archaeology. Laurence King. p. 350.
  2. ^ Barringer, Judith M. (2014). The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece. Cambridge University Press. p. 342.

Bibliography

  • (in Italian) Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli, Il problema del ritratto, in L'arte classica, Editori Riuniti, Rome 1984.
  • (in Italian) Pierluigi De Vecchi and Elda Cerchiari, I tempi dell'arte, volume 1, Bompiani, Milano 1999.