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Roman Art 500 B.C- 476 A.D
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Roman Art 500 B.C- 476 A.D
Historical Events
Characteristics
- Julius Caesar assassinated (44 BC)
- Augustus Proclaimed emperor (27 BC)
- Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius (79 AD)
- Diocletian splits empire (292 AD)
- Rome Falls (476 AD)
- Art in this period was heavily influenced by the Greeks
- Romans sought out originals or replicates of original Greek work
- Roman Realism
- Sculptures of people showed all the imperfections of the face, unlike Greek work
- They served as records of the persons existence, not statements about the human condition
Topic 4
Examples of Portraiture
Portrait Bust of Bearded Man, 150-75 A.D Roman-Egyptian Funeral Portrait Portrait bust of man 1st century B.C
Major Works
- Artists were viewed more as tradesmen and often didn't sign their work
- Some of the most lasting achievements of the Roman empire are in architecture
- Colosseum
- Pantheon
- Arches and columns
Augustus of Prima Porta, 1st century A.D
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