The "IDEALISING" statuary of the Ancient Romans

Speranza

RELATED to the study of Roman 'alleged' "copies" (or variations) of this or that prototype or model is the increased interest in ROMAN 'idealising' (as we may not call it) statuary -- Kleiner does -- whether replicated or created ANEW.

RECENT research on the CULT IMAGES of imperial ROME is an example of this trend.