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In Asia Minor they were impressed by the enormous Babylonian and Assyrian sculptures that showed narrative scenes.The early Greek statues were stiff and flat, but in about the 6th century BC the sculptors began to study the human body and work out its proportions. For models they had the finest of young athletes. The Greeks wore no clothing when they practiced sports, and the sculptor could observe their beautiful, strong bodies in every pose.Greek religion, Greek love of beauty, and a growing spirit of nationalism found fuller and fuller expression. The art of the ancient Greeks and Romans is called classical art. This name is used also to describe later periods in which artists looked for their inspiration to this ancient style. The Romans learned sculpture and painting largely from the Greeks and helped to transmit Greek art to later ages.