Statue of Aphrodite or a Roman ladyRomanImperial Periodabout mid-1st century A.D.(via MFA Boston) contrapposto (the understanding that the human body stands at rest with most of its weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs) and drapery so well rendered it looks real, wet in its clingy texture to the body underneath, all this done in marble 2000 years ago
