Greek work of art and one Roman work of art and compare and contrast

The art of any culture goes a long way in representing not only the culture 's aesthetic values , but also its way of life and higher ideals In classical Greece , symmetry , ancient humanism , and the Golden Mean were adhered to in every aspect of life , as well reflected in its art . Centuries later , Rome borrowed many of the Hellenic and Hellenistic ideals from Greece , and infused its own kind of Roman heroism and rationale . In the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York one can witness the similarities and differences between the two

br cultures by observing the many pieces of art on display from each . From sculptures done in both Ancient Greece and Rome , the evolution of the art form can clearly be seen , as early Greek sculptures relied on the strict rationalism and athletic heroism of the age and the later Roman sculptures displayed more fluidity and the high virtues of the Republic

In both Greece and Rome , sculpting was considered a highly respected art form . While paintings , murals , and other art forms may have been lost to history , along with architecture , sculptures most often stood the test of time , save for the instances of being destroyed by prudish Christian imperialists . The strength of these sculptures has allowed museums like the Met to retain many fine examples of Greco-Roman sculpting , and a common theme in both is the continued exploration of the human form . Some early examples of this took place in the form of the Kouros , or youth . In the Met , a Marble statue of a kouros (youth ' shows the qualities of the Greek Archaic period , which took place between 700-480 BCE . The sculpture itself dates from 590-580 BCE and is carved from marble and considered part of the Attic school of sculpting (Anonymous , 590-580 BCE . In early Hellenic Greece , the figure of a kouros was a common and popular subject for sculptors and represents the archaic sculpture type of youthful athlete , victorious in the games , moving towards the temple to dedicate himself . Like the later archaistic period , Greek Archaic figures stand with legs unbent and occasionally with one leg forward . The shoulders and hips are level and the head faces directly forward (Hemingway , 2008 . The Kouros in the Met is close to actual human size , nude , and the face is stoic and suggests little emotion or movement . The advancing left foot provides the only suggestion of movement in the otherwise rigid posture . The anatomy of the torso is severely formal and close to the block of stone from which it was carved . The wide shoulders and long arms to the sides provide a rectangular framework . The long vertical line from the neck to the navel divides the chest , while the diamond shaped abdomen is defined by the bottom of the symmetrical rib cage and pelvic bones . The symmetry of the sculpture is indicative of the formalized geometrical conventions of this period (Fleming , 1995 ,

. 42 Centuries later , when Rome would come to dominate the Mediterranean...