西方人物雕塑的發展是從古希臘、古羅馬啟始，傳統古典風格的雕塑以人物最為精彩，其造型與所呈現的情感是內與外的統一，而現代雕塑的突出特征之一就是人物形象與神態表情刻畫，突出體現了作者對藝術塑造的多種層次情感及深刻的目的性。

The development of Western character sculpture started from ancient Greece and ancient Rome.Thetrad it ionalc lassical style sculpture is the mostexciting character. The shape and the emotions presented are the unity of the inside and outside. One of the prominent features of modern sculpture is the character image. And the expression of expression, It highlights the author's multiple levels of emotion and profound purpose in shaping art.

首先是古希臘時期多以神話中的人物為原型制作的雕塑，以宙斯為首的神之王國，他們在奧林匹斯山神殿里，構架為有序的神話王國，同時也奠定了歐洲古典文化的基礎，賦予了古希臘人思想上極大的自由，產生了許多至今仍影響著歐洲乃至世界的偉大哲人與科學家、藝術家和形成了基督教美術。

The first is the sculpture made in ancient Greece based on mythological characters. The kingdom of God headed by Zeus was built in the temple of Olympus as an orderly mythological Kingdom, and it also laid the foundation for European classical culture. foundation, It gave the ancient Greeks great freedom of thought and produced many great philosophers and scientists, artists, and formed Christian art that still influenced Europe and the world.

古羅馬時期的西方銅雕塑，是由城市建筑與人物雕像組成，構成了這一時期的雕塑風格，使得古希臘以來的雕塑風格得以升華。古羅馬的雕塑雕塑生命與英雄、神，追求完美的人，把宇宙間的真善美直接表現在人的身上，特別是對人體美的謳歌，成為藝術永恒的主題。

Western bronze sculptures in ancient Rome were composed of urban architecture and character statues, which formed the sculpture style of this period and made the sculpture style since ancient Greece sublimate. The sculpture of ancient Rome, life and heroes, gods, and people who pursue perfection, directly express the truth, goodness, and beauty of the universe in human beings, especially the eulogy of human beauty, and become the eternal theme of art.

古羅馬時期的結束，直到文藝復興之間，受古羅馬的影響產生了巴洛克和洛可可風格的雕塑。西方人物雕塑繼而把繪畫和雕塑融合在一起，表現了雕塑最豐富的光影和人物的性格變化。

The end of ancient Rome, until the Renaissance, was influenced by ancient Rome to produce Baroque and Rococo style sculptures. The Western character sculpture then combines painting and sculpture, showing the most abundant light and shadow of the sculpture and the personality changes of the characters.