Art and Architecture Flashcards
1
Q
Building in concrete
A
- Made from lime mortar and
broken-up filler (aggregate) - Volcanic ash pozzolana lets it set under water
- Advantages of concrete
- Cheaper than quarrying and
cutting stone blocks - Make any shape you want
- Strength
2
Q
Another use for concrete: multi-storey dwellings (insulae)
A
- Up to 5 or 6 storeys
- Augustus limits height to 70 Roman feet (=ca. 20 m)
- Nero added regulations after the Great Fire in 64 CE
3
Q
Veristic portraits
A
- Exaggerated naturalism
- Portrait from Palestrina,1 st c BC
- Why verism?
- Emphasis on ancestry?
- Social status
- Greek art mostly prefers youthful, idealized images
4
Q
Augustus, lived 63 BCE-14 CE (for review)
A
- Death of Caesar, 44 BCE
- Battle of Actium, 31 BCE
- Title Augustus, 27 BCE
- Return of Parthian standards, 19 BCE
- Dies 14 CE
- Marriage laws
- Manumission laws
- aerarium militare (military treasury) and standing army
- Religious renewal
- Emphasis on class and status
5
Q
Augustus and the city of Rome
A
- 14 administrative regions
- Rebuilt many temples
- Forum of Augustus
- Developed Campus Martius
- “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.”
