The Greeks sculpted gods, heroes, and a scattering of gym-toned mortals in the nude. The Romans represented their emperors in the same splendid state of undress. This video, shot at the Art Institute of Chicago, explains why.
Suggested Reading
John Boardman, Greek Art (5th ed.) (New York, 2016)
Nancy H. Ramage & Andrew Ramage, Roman Art: Romulus to Constantine (6th ed.) (Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2015)
Caroline Vout, Classical Art: A Life History from Antiquity to the Present (Princeton, 2018)