Roman Sarcophagus Analysis

Between the high and late imperial periods of the Roman Empire, the Romans were influenced by many different religions one of them being Christianity; this led to profound changes in the roman culture and art. Some of these changes were the practice of burials and use of a sarcophagus. A good example of this is the roman sarcophagus with the Triumph of Dionysus and the Seasons, located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This beautiful well-preserved sarcophagus is ornate and carved from marble; with overall dimensions of 34 x 85 x 36 1/4 in. it was found in Rome in the late imperial period, between the years of 260 and 270 AD. As of today the artist remains unknown, but according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art it was purchased by Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, in 1955. The stone sculptured is decorated with many different human and animal figures. In the center is the figure of the God Dionysus seating on top of what it looks like a panther. Surrounding him are a few other sculptures,
The artist of this sculptured did an amazing job introducing the mythology, and the roman and Greek period in this sculpture. The romans were more focus on the head of the sculptures. The Greeks on the other hand were focused in detailing the whole body. Greeks focused on the human body they made the males very muscular just as one can see in this figures. They focused a lot on the human body; the artist here emphasized the knees, hips, and chest of the male figures. However, the artist created the faces of these sculptures the way the romans did. He made the females look young, and with their hair curly especially around the forehead just like the romans did. The males also look young and have curly hair. The artist created emotions in the faces of each of this figures. Some show happiness, others anger, and anguish but over all you can see triumph and