<P> Another famous Hellenistic portrait is that of Demosthenes by Polyeuktos, featuring a well - done face and clasped hands . </P> <P> Another phenomenon of the Hellenistic age appears in its sculpture: privatization, seen in the recapture of older public patterns in decorative sculpture . Portraiture is tinged with naturalism, under the influence of Roman art . New Hellenistic cities were springing up all over Egypt, Syria, and Anatolia, which required statues depicting the gods and heroes of Greece for their temples and public places . This made sculpture, like pottery, an industry, with the consequent standardization and some lowering of quality . For these reasons many more Hellenistic statues have survived than is the case with the Classical period . </P> <P> Hellenistic sculpture repeats the innovations of the so - called "second classicism": nude sculpture - in - the - round, allowing the statue to be admired from all angles; study of draping and effects of transparency of clothing, and the suppleness of poses . Thus, Venus de Milo, even while echoing a classic model, is distinguished by the twist of her hips . </P> <P> The multi-figure group of statues was a Hellenistic innovation, probably of the 3rd century, taking the epic battles of earlier temple pediment reliefs off their walls, and placing them as life - size groups of statues . Their style is often called "baroque", with extravagantly contorted body poses, and intense expressions in the faces . </P>

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