Hellenistic portraiture was one of the most innovative features of Hellenistic art. Spurred on by an increased interest in realism, Hellenistic sculptors sought to produce true-to-life portraits defined by the individualism of their subjects.[1] Emergent at this time is a focus on a range of states of mind such as inebriation and concentration, as well as physical characteristics like senescence and anatomical abnormality - in great contrast with the idealised forms of the Classical period[2][1]
Lysippos
Development of physiognomy
Official portraiture
Gallery
Portrait of Demosthenes
Pseudo-Seneca at Naples
Notes
^ a bGriffiths Pedley, John (1993). Greek Art & Archaeology. Laurence King. p. 350.
^Barringer, Judith M. (2014). The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece. Cambridge University Press. p. 342.