10-29-2007, 07:24 PM
Quote:Anyways… and absolutely no disrespect to anyone on this forum but… honestly, if you look at the craftsmanship on the Adamklissi metopes and compare it to sculptures such as, oh… basically every other sculpture from antiquity… I see a real lack of talent there.
The sculptor who chiseled out the Adamklissi metopes was either drunk or suffering from a traumatic brain injury… perhaps he was scratching his head with a gladius and cut a little too deep!?!?! Wink
Seriously… just compare the artistry of this sculpture to any of the Adamklissi metopes panels…
Anthony, I think you don't understand... The Adamklissi metopes were made by local sculptures or the soldiers themselves. This means they were very familiar with the equipment they had to depict. They had seen real roman soldiers with their own eyes. This resulted in an accurate depiction.
The large monuments in Rome were made in workshops by very talented sculptures, but sculptures working in a city were legionaries were not present. They had probably never seen soldiers on campaign. They based their depictions on what they saw in other pieces of art and perhaps a few props lying around in the workshop.
We are not discussing the skill of the sculptors here, but the accuracy of the stuff they depict.
Vale,
Jef
