Ancient Mediterranean pt 3 Flashcards
1
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Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon
A
- marble frieze
- elevated with dramatic staircase
- ionic columns
- Gods overpower the titans
- war monument
- Turkey
2
Q
House of the Vettii
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- cut stone and fresco
- axial symmetry
- represents the wealth of people that live there
- Pompeii, Italy
3
Q
Alexander Mosaic
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- mosaic copy of Greek wall painting
- tesserae
- spacial illusionism
- Alexander the Great vs Darius III at Battle of Isos
- floor mosaic
- House of Faun, Pompeii
4
Q
Head of Roman Patrician
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- marble
- realistic portrayal of a Roman man
- shows a sense of civic virtue
- used in house shrines
- influence of Hellenistic Greek art
5
Q
Augustus of Prima Porta
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- marble
- larger than life sized
- elevated to be more God-like
- cupid riding dolphin
- breast plate is about the Pax Romana
- shows Augustus as a God and civic leader
- Rome
6
Q
Colosseum
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- stone plus concrete
- corinthian, doric, and ionic columns
- barrel vaults, thick walls, groin vaults, arches
- 2 theaters
- used for public entertainment
7
Q
Forum of Trajan
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- column: marble, low relief
- brick and concrete architecture
- column: celebrates the victory of the Dacian War
- forum: market place
- Rome
8
Q
Pantheon
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- marble
- coffers: indentations on ceilings
- big portico in the front with a rotunda in the back that has a dome with an oculus
- houses all seven planetary gods
- burial site
- Rome
9
Q
Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus
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- marble
- high relief
- Romans trample over the caricatured enemies
- tomb
- late imperial empire
10
Q
Seated Boxer
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- bronze
- shows the exhaustion of a real athlete
- only gloves cover his naked body
- Greek
- Hellenistic
