Chapter 6 - Etruscan/Roman Art Flashcards
Romans were first to use ___ arch extensively
Round
The result of crossing two barrel vaults
Groin vault
Building material pioneered by Romans
Concrete
Domed structure with a temple front and an oculus
Pantheon
Built the largest forum in Rome and commissioned artists to tell the story in a spiraling frieze on a giant colum
Emperor Trajan
First emperor of Rome, also inaugurated the Pax Augstea
Octavian Augustus
Roman emperor whose military accomplishments are reflected in bronze equestrian statue
Marcus Aurelius
First Christian emperor, was baptized on his deathbed
Constantine
Type of perspective used in roman paintings that was not created mathematically
Intuitive perspective
Vacation home in Pompeii depicting Dyonisian cults
Villa of the Mysteries
Mosaic depicting aftermath of a banquet
The Unswept Floor
Group sculpt that marks a return to abstraction and idealization
The Tetrarchs
Fresco illustrating passage from life to death of a young man
Tomb of Hunting and Fishing, Tarquinia
Trend in Roman republican portraiture depicting subjects in realistic detail without idealization
Verism
Sculptor combined orator pose with contropossto
Augustus of Primaporta
Life size Etruscan terracotta sculpture
Apollo of Veii
Sculpture portraiture that emphasized virtue and wisdom
Portrait head of an elder
Copy of a Greek original by Lysippus, placed in baths of Caracalla
Farnese Hercules
Large rectangular public building in the Trajan forum, including nave, apses, and legal center
Basilica Ulpia
Unofficial religions imported from conquered nations and tolerated by the status quo
Mysteries
Most of the Etruscan imagery and artifacts that have reached us are from ___
Tombs/Necro
Christian persecutions intensified in the year 250 but were ended in the year 313 by Emperor ____
Constantine
Greek letter sign seen by Constantine in a dream
Chi-Rho
Long period of peace and prosperity inaugurated by Emperor Octavian Augustus
Pax Romana (Roman Peace)
Arch of Constantine, a marvel of sculpture recycling, celebrated this victorious battle
Battle of the Milvian Bridge in which Constantine defeated Maxentius
Built in four arcades, this Roman landmark was a stadium for Gladiator games
Coliseum or Flavian Amphitheater
The Roman temple differs from the Greek in that…
It can only be accessed from the front
Altar built in the times of Octavian Augustus to celebrate a period of peace and prosperity known as the Pax Romana
Ara Pacis Augustae
