Fragment of a man's foot

Roman sculptors came to master the art of monumental and massive statues. Mainly those were larger-than-life statues of emperors. Indeed, when Roman emperors began to claim divinity, they became the subject of colossal and idealised statues, often with the subject portrayed with an arm raised to the masses and striking an authoritative stance. However, towards the end of the Empire, sculpture of figures tended to lack proportion, heads especially were enlarged.罗马雕塑家逐步掌握了纪念性巨型雕塑的创作技艺，其作品多为超真人尺寸的帝王雕像。事实上，当罗马帝王开始宣称自身拥有神性时，他们便成为巨型理想化雕像的创作主题，这类雕像常将帝王塑造成抬手面向民众、姿态威严的形象。然而到罗马帝国末期，人物雕塑往往比例失调，尤以头部被过度放大为甚。