Why did the romans create a lot of portraits?
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increased interest in the individual used for propaganda purposes and included ideological messages in the pose, accoutrements, or costume of the figure
Roman portraiture
Why did the romans create a lot of portraits
Roman portraiture Roman art Verism Roman hairstyles Fayum mummy portraits Roman Republican portraiture Portrait Portrait painting Bust (sculpture) Roman currency
<b>Roman portraiture was</b> one of the most significant periods in the development of 
<b>portrait</b> art. ... <b>Roman portraiture</b> of the Imperial period includes works <b>created</b> 
throughout the provinces, often combining Greek, <b>Roman</b>, and local traditions,&nbsp;... <b>Roman</b> art refers to the visual arts made in Ancient <b>Rome</b> and in the territories of 
the <b>Roman</b> ... These forms <b>were</b> not likely surpassed by <b>Roman</b> artists in fineness 
of <b>design</b> or execution. ... Pliny complained of the declining state of <b>Roman</b> 
<b>portrait</b> art, &quot;The painting of <b>portraits</b> which used to transmit through the ages the
&nbsp;... Verism <b>is</b> the artistic preference of contemporary everyday subject matter instead 
of the heroic ... The subjects of veristic <b>portraiture were</b> almost exclusively men, 
and these men <b>were</b> usually of advanced age, ... Scholars consider the ancient 
<b>Roman</b> custom of <b>making</b> wax <b>portraits</b>, known as funerary or Death mask, of 
their&nbsp;... Hairstyle fashion in <b>Rome was</b> ever changing, and particularly in the <b>Roman</b> 
Imperial Period there <b>were</b> a number of different ways to style hair. As with 
clothes, there <b>were</b> several hairstyles that <b>were</b> limited to certain people in 
ancient society. Styles <b>are</b> so distinctive they allow scholars today to <b>create</b> a 
chronology of ... create a chronology of <b>Roman portraiture</b> and art; we <b>are</b> able to 
date pictures&nbsp;... Mummy <b>portraits</b> or Fayum mummy <b>portraits</b> (also Faiyum mummy <b>portraits</b>) <b>are</b> a 
type of ... The <b>portraits</b> date to the Imperial <b>Roman</b> era, from the late 1st century 
BC or the early 1st century AD onwards. ... The individualism of those depicted 
<b>was</b> actually <b>created</b> by variations in some specific details, within a largely 
unvaried&nbsp;... <b>Roman</b> Republican <b>portraiture was</b> practiced during the period of the <b>Roman</b> 
Republic (500–27 ... Not logged in; Talk &middot; Contributions &middot; <b>Create</b> account &middot; Log in
&nbsp;... A <b>portrait is</b> a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a 
person, ... The art of the <b>portrait</b> flourished in Ancient Greek and especially 
<b>Roman</b> sculpture, where sitters demanded individualized and realistic <b>portraits</b>, 
even ... When the artist <b>creates</b> a <b>portrait</b> of him- or herself, it <b>is</b> called a self-
<b>portrait</b>. <b>Portrait</b> painting <b>is</b> a genre in painting, where the intent <b>is</b> to represent a specific 
human subject. ... Count Balthazar <b>was</b> so pleased with the <b>portrait</b> Raphael <b>had</b> 
<b>created</b> of his wife that he told the artist, &quot;Your image…alone can lighten my 
cares. ... While free-standing <b>portrait</b> painting diminished in <b>Rome</b>, the art of the 
<b>portrait</b>&nbsp;... A bust <b>is</b> a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, 
depicting a person&#39;s head and neck, and a variable portion of the chest and&nbsp;... <b>Roman</b> currency for most of <b>Roman</b> history consisted of gold, silver, bronze, 
orichalcum and ... While moneyers <b>had</b> earlier issued coins with <b>portraits</b> of 
ancestors, Caesar&#39;s <b>was</b> the first <b>Roman</b> coinage to feature the <b>portrait</b> of a living 
individual. ... Coins often attempted to <b>make</b> the emperor appear god-like through
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increased interest in the individual
Roman portraiture