Monday, October 6, 2008

Roman reconstruction of Greek art

In terms of the reconstruction of Greek art, I too have been curious as to the appearance of the original Greek works since some things must have been " lost in translation" as Roman copies were made. The more that I think about it, however, the more faith I have that the Roman copies closely reflect the originals because the romans did value their true beauty. In fact, Welch states that Greek sculptures were put on display to be admired by the Roman populace as a whole (39). In my opinion, it would be this admiration that would keep the Roman "copiers" honest in terms of remaking these works of arts. That is not to say definitively that the Romans did not put their own influence into the copies, but if the art was truly appreciated it seems logical that they Romans would keep the copies true to form.