Practice question · True or false
Classical Greek statues of athletes are portraits of specific, identifiable individuals.
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- These figures are idealised composites, not individuals.
- Portraiture of specific ageing people arrives later.
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False
Why
They are idealized composites, not this athlete but the athlete, humanity perfected. Portraiture of real, aging individuals arrives with the Hellenistic age and becomes a Roman speciality.
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