Ancient Rome

Question 1

True or False: Roman portraiture was used to depict things such as genealogy, ancestors and the legitimacy of power

Answer 1

True

Question 1

What is Verism?

Answer 1

super-realism

Question 2

Greek vs Roman: preferred structure

Answer 2

Greek: temples for gods
Roman: civic buildings to honor empire

Question 3

Greek vs Roman: walls

Answer 3

Greek: cut stone blocks
Roman: concrete faced with marble, mosaics, bricks

Question 4

Greek vs Roman: trademark forms

Answer 4

Greek: rectangles, straight lines
Roman: circles, curved lines

Question 5

Greek vs Roman: support system

Answer 5

Greek: post and lintel
Roman: rounded arches, vaults

Question 6

Greek vs Roman: sculpture

Answer 6

Greek: idealized gods
Roman: realistic humans, idealized officials

Question 7

Greek vs Roman: art subjects

Answer 7

Greek: mythology, history
Roman: civic leaders, military triumphs