Discuss The Tetrarchs in regards to what has happened to the tradition of Roman verism
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
· The Tetrarchs has geometricized abstraction and no individual likeness; it is a portrait of power, more symbolic than personal.
· Individualized features and heroic stances had dominated Roman portraiture for centuries.
· The Tetrarchs parallels a new abstract concept of government.
· They represent a conscious replacement of classical tradition by a providing a different severe, militaristic viewpoint.
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