Even the face of Socrates is much more idealized than the classical bust that is typically used as a reference portrait of Socrates.

And good humor can be as easy as placing a classical bust in the kitchen for a hatrack.

"I like creativity, but to be creative I have to do this first," she said as she sketched a classical bust, surrounded by other art students doing exactly the same thing.

The problem is that many art departments admit students largely based on their ability to copy classical busts, so that is what artistically inclined children spend years learning to do.

In any case Korean art schools are beginning to change the admission process, and the ability to copy classical busts is steadily becoming less important.

He did feel briefly uneasy as the musical parade through the streets ended before a portico with a well done copy of a classical Trakesian bust of a woman.

Although this essentially Modernist room reflects his training at the Architectural Association in London, the classical bust reveals his abiding love of history.

Tangent to the arches of the doorways are medallions with classical bust, while on the periphery there are relief imagery.

Portraits, classical busts, and monuments begin to make their appearance.

The best viewpoint is the Belvedere of Infinity, an awe-inspiring terrace lined with fake classical busts.