3 Flashcards
Unlike Greek temples, the Etruscan temple was entered:
from the front only
The Etruscan temple differed from the Greek temple because it had which of the following?
three cellas
Most architectural sculpture was made to decorate what part of the Etruscan temple?
the roof
What medium was most often used for architectural sculpture on or around Etruscan temples?
terra-cotta
The Etruscans preferred what building material(s) for their temples?
wood and mudbrick
Which statement about the Etruscan tombs and cemeteries is FALSE?
Most tombs were decorated with fresco scenes of Greek Mythology.
The Etruscans preferred which of the following materials for sculpture?
terracotta
The Etruscans became citizens of which of the following cultures in the first century BCE?
Rome
Which of the following works of art illustrates how Romanized the Etruscans became in the 1st century BCE?
Aule Metele
Etruscan artisans particularly excelled at which of the following?
metalworking
Roman temple design during the Republican period reflected the colossal design of the Greek Hellenistic style. This can be seen in which of the following temples?
Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, Palestrina
In contrast to a Greek temple, Roman temples usually ___________.
entered from the front as with Etruscan temples.
The pseudoperipteral temple, with engaged half-columns along the side and back walls of the cella, was Roman architects’ attempt to combine temple plans of what two cultures?
Greek and Etruscan
What medium was most often used for architectural sculpture on Greek and Roman temples?
marble
Where would an oculus be found?
at the center of a dome
The Roman hemispherical domes usually rested on a _________.
cylindrical drums
What is created by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults?
groin vault
Groin vaults with openings or windows are referred to as ____________.
fenestrated
An extension of a simple arch, creating a semi-cylindrical ceiling over parallel walls, is a _________.
barrel vault
Roman patrons of Republican Rome came from which of the following family groups?
old and distinguished families
A strongly realistic style with a preference for portraits of the elderly is most typical of which period?
Republican Rome
Which of the following was the first to break with tradition and use his portrait on Roman coinage?
Julius Caesar
True or False:
The Roman theater was a semicircle built into the earth and was not freestanding.
False
Freed slaves often order reliefs for their tombs. —-
Like Egyptian portraits, the reliefs celebrated their immortality via portraiture.
Pompeiian wall paintings of the Second Style are characterized by which of the following?
the wall seemingly opening up into an illusionistic landscape
True or False:
By the 1st Century CE, burials replaced cremation in Rome.
True
The emperor Trajan was the first non-Italian emperor and was born in
Spain
Scholars firmly believe the Colosseum was flooded in order to stage sea battles.
False
