"Independent portrait sculpture was revived around the middle of the in three main forms—the , the , and the . Equestrian monuments are over life-size, they were made by public decree, and were displayed in public places. Sculptured busts are life-size, were privately commissioned, and were displayed on private property. Medals are small in scale, they might be commissioned officially or privately, and they were intended for a selected audience that did not include the public at large but extended beyond the sitter's personal domain. ... None of these classes of portraiture had actually disappeared during the middle ages, but when they occurred they were included within some physical and conceptual context, such as church and tomb decoration, or ordinary coinage ..."
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