These portrait sculptures, in which the actual lines were also idealized, were usually fashioned as complete statues in which personal features were delineated not only in the face but in the entire body.

THE SOUL WITHIN THE MARBLE
With the end of the Classical period and the emergence of Hellenism under Alexander the Great (Hellenistic period, 330-30 B.C.), the area in which artists were employed expanded. There was a proliferation in the number of subjects as well as in works produced, bringing change and innovation in its wake. In addition to works in the traditional style, sculptures were also created in a style that became known as the ‘Pergamon School’, in which movement and expression were treated in an extremely life-like way. The reflection in the face of pain, fear, excitement and passion is especially prominent in these works in a style known as the ‘pathetic’. Hair is luxuriant and dishevelled, creating contrasts of light and shade.