Chapter 6: Etruscan Art Flashcards
The Tomb of the Augurs
Fresco painting’s themes of mourning, funerary games.
Villanovan Period
Etruscans emerged.
Orientalizing Period
Wealth and luxury objects.
Regolini-Galassi Tomb
Luxury objects found. Orientalizing period.
Fibula with Orientalizing Lions
From Regolini-Galassi. Repousse and granulation. Lions are Mesopotamian and Egyptian motifs. Orientalizing period.
Model of Etruscan Temple
Widely spaced unfluted wood columns placed only at the front. Walls made of mud brick with a narrow staircase at the center. Terracotta statues decorated the top of the roof. Archaic period.
Apollo of Veii temple statue
Vigorous motion and gesticulating arms and placement on top of roof is distinctly Etruscan. Archaic period.
Archaic period
Art and architecture inspired by Greek art however still distinctly Etruscan.
Sarcophagus of reclining couple
Husband and wife on a dining couch have no parallels in Greece. Focus on upper half of figures and emphatic gestures are Etruscan. Archaic period.
Tumuli in Banditaccia necropolis
Multichambered rock-cut underground tombs covered by great earthen mounds (tumuli). Mirrored layout and furnishings of Etruscan houses of living. Archaic period.
Interior of the Tomb of the Reliefs
Painted stucco reliefs covering walls. Drinking cups, mirrors and other items are reminders of the houses of the living. Archaic period.
Interior of the Tomb of the Leopards
Banqueting couples, servants, and musicians. Egg that one man holds is a symbol of regeneration. Archaic period.
Tomb of Hunting and Fishing
Young men enjoying pleasures of nature. Archaic period.
Classical Period
Quality of furnishings in tombs declined. Characterized by bronze casting, engravings, stone arches, and somber mood.
Capitoline Wolf
Bronze statue of she-wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus. Thought to be Etruscan but probably dates to the late Middle Ages. Classical?
