The fifth century BC is known as the golden age of ancient Greece. Greek art from this time is characterized by a realistic rendering of human anatomy and the movement of the body through space. Many variations of this type of statue were made, but some scholars associate this sculpture with the work of the Greek artist Agorakritos. He was an Athenian artist of the fifth century BC and a student of the renowned ancient Greek artist Pheidias. Around the first century BC and the first century AD, there was great demand for works of art to decorate the villas and houses of wealthy Romans. Artists from Rome and Greece relocated to Pompeii and.
