Portrait Heads Greek, Roman and Olmec and Moche

Greek 100 BC

Companion of Odysseus, Greek

Greek Philosopher

The Romans were heavily influenced by the art of the ancient Greeks, but they made their portrait sculptures more stylized than the Greeks whose portraits were idealized, but very natural.

Roman Woman 200 AD

Roman 450 AD

Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Roman Portrait 100 AD

Central American cultures reached high achievements in pre-history, but they had no affect on European art until modernism began in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries.

Moche Portrait Vessel AD

Moche Portrait Vessel 500 AD: Ceramic

San Lorenzo, Olmec

Olmec