Clay sculptures 4/23/14

Clay Sculptures!!!!

The romans modeled their earliest statues out of clay. They were of everything including things such as horses and chariots, gods and goddess, and heroes and leaders. They were very detailed and technical. The Romans style of sculpting was influenced greatly by the Greeks. The romans considered Bronze to be more valuable than marble. They liked statues of gods or goddess or heroes in action. Marble is very different from Bronze because it’s made out of stone so it`s heavier. Also u cannot re-use marble like you can with bronze. When the clay shell has dried, molten bronze is poured in through small holes in the mold. Many of these sculptures are still around today. They further increased the impact of bronze statues by making them life size or even larger than life. Large statues had to be cast in sections that were later attached to form a completed sculpture. Stone sculpture more successfully endured the wear and tear of centuries. A Roman statue is more likely to portray an actual person, warts and all. The sculpture would actually have the wrinkles and warts on them to. They were like real people they looked like real and they were life size statues.