Pliny, Ancient Rome’s most important historian concerning the arts, recorded that nearly all the forms of art – sculpture, landscape, portrait painting, even genre painting – were advanced in Greek times, and in some cases, more advanced than in Rome.
Plinius, sejarawan Romawi Kuno yang termahsyur, mencatat bahwa hampir semua bentuk seni – patung, lanskap, potret lukisan, bahkan genre lukisan – sangatlah maju di zaman Yunani, dan dalam beberapa kasus, lebih maju daripada di Romawi.