Etruscan (520-500 BCE) Flashcards
Sarcophagus of the Spouses IDs
Etruscan
520 BCE
Terracotta
Sarcophagus of the Spouses
Mold-made (not unique)
Elongated
Hand gestures (engaging/talking with each other and us)
Banqueting couch (eternal dinner party)
Sense of intimacy
Equals
Greek influences
Tomb of Tricinium IDs
Tarquinia, Italy
Etruscan
480-470 BCE
Tufa and fresco
Tomb of the Triclinium
Stylized paintings in a single chamber
Alternating colors
Animated flowy lines and poses
Funeral banquet
Men (darker skinned and shirtless)
Women (lighter skinned and clothed)
Showed women having fun
Held Greek pottery
Temple of Minerva and sculpture of Apollo
Veii, Rome
Vulca (sculptor)
510-500 BCE
Wood, mud brick, volcanic rock, and terracotta
Temple of Minerva and sculpture of Apollo
High, stone podium
Prostyle porch (Tuscan order: shaft on base on podium, capital holds frieze)
Axial
Only stairs on front
Religious temple to Minerva
Akroterial sculptures (terracotta sculptures on roof particular to Etruscans)
Apollo (Archaic Greek, egg head (Etruscan), terracotta, clothed, flexible)
Cella for Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva
Pediment sculptures (cover up ends of timbers that make up the roof)
Etruscan Art
Women as equals
Domestic-interior appearing tombs
Inspired by Greek pottery
Terracotta