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Art & Architecture
INTRODUCTION
Art and Architecture = useful
Romans wanted to tell future generations about the greatness of Rome
Introduction
13 B.C.
80 B.C.
42 - 20 B.C.
1st century A.C.
70 A.C.
20 B.C.
6th century
1st century B.C.
Architecture
Architecture
Origins
Veii temple
Origins
Parthenon
Architectural revolution
Revolution
concrete interieur
Paul-arena
Aqueduct
Bath-Roman baths
Cangas-bridge
Roman architecture nowadays
Later ...
White House
Buckingham Place
Capitol Building
Colosseum
SCULPTURE
-Roman sculpture was made to impress:sculptures were created to honor their ancestors, gods and goddesses, philosophers, military generals, and leaders
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Sculpture
-They portrayed their emperors, generals, and senators with a degree of realism unknown to the Greeks.
Augustus of Prima Porta
full statues
Artist: Unknown
Year: 1st century AD
Type: White marble
Location: Vatican Museums, Rome
The true colors of Augustus of Prima Porta
Title
Lucius Caecilius Lucundus
busts
Type: bronze
Location: Naples, National Archaeological Museum
Allegorical scene from the Augustan Ara Pacis,
reliefs
Myth of Selene
and Endymion
sarcophagi
painting
WAYS
- survives mainly in the form of mural and panel portraits
- realistic art, descended from Classical/ Hellenistic ( Greek painting )
- ENCAUSTIC ( paint with a wax binder )
- TEMPERA ( paint with water-based binder, like egg yolk )
Painting
Panel Paintings
- most surviving
- especially Egyptian mummy portraits
- were produced under Roman Empire ( Egypt was a province )
Panel paintings
Illumination
= painted decoration of manuscripts
- Greek: papyrus ( less durable )
- Romans:
- parchment ( adult animal skin )
- vellum ( young animal skin )
- style reflects Roman mural painting
Illumination
Murals
PAGAN:
- Pompeian style
- different styles
1. different colored blocks
2. three-dimensional style
3. tapestry style
4. hybrid style (mix between 2. and 3.)
- ash of Mt. Vesuvius=time capsule
Mural
EARLY CHRISTIAN
- christian-themed art
- mostly found in catacombs in Rome
Sources
SOURCES
https://www.ducksters.com/history/art/ancient_roman_art.php
https://www.ancient.eu/Roman_Sculpture/
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/antiquity/roman-sculpture.htm
https://study.com/academy/lesson/ancient-roman-sculpture-lesson-for-kids.html
http://www.essential-humanities.net/western-art/sculpture/roman/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_of_Prima_Porta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_portraiture
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara_Pacis
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/47.100.4/
https://quatr.us/architecture/etruscan-architecture-early-italy.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_concrete
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_architecture
https://www.touropia.com/roman-amphitheaters/
https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-an-aqueduct
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186370-d187743-Reviews-The_Roman_Baths-Bath_Somerset_England.html
https://sco.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_bridge_at_Cangas_1_com.jpg
https://www.aoc.gov/capitol-buildings/about-us-capitol-building
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/
http://www.essential-humanities.net/western-art/painting/romant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayum_mummy_portraits
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-complicated-technology-revealing-the-secrets-behind-ancient-mummy-portraits