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2. The first civilization to establish a recognizable artistic style is Egypt. This style
follows a strange but remarkably consistent convention, by which the feet,
legs and head of each human figure are shown in profile, but the torso,
shoulders, arms and eye are depicted as if from the front.
Sculpture in Egypt depicts their pharaoh often and as a commemorative
symbol of their victories
1. RENNAISANCE
An important element of the Renaissance is the rediscovery of the realistic
free-standing human figure as sculpted in Greece and Rome. But the
emergence of Renaissance sculpture is not nearly as sudden a process as the
change involved in Renaissance architecture. In this era well known artisans
where born like
Donatello,
Michelangelo,
Da Vinci and many more