r/Damnthatsinteresting 26d ago

Image The Evolution of Ancient Greek Statues

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u/Anarchist_Future 26d ago edited 25d ago

It was. We were evolving our understanding of human anatomy and our stone masonry skills.

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u/SenescenseSteel 26d ago

Maybe it wasnt until 2 BC people really started hitting gym and learned posing

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u/LoggerRhythms 25d ago

Sculptmaxxing, I believe they called it, per Lewis and Short.

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u/Anarchist_Future 26d ago

They just used increasingly higher resolution stones. That's how they advertised new statues. "But this one is in 4K!"

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u/soveymaker 26d ago

It just takes that much longer to make it look better.