Roman Art

Question 1

What was the key theme of Roman Art?

Answer 1

Propaganda

Question 2

What were the two time periods in Roman art

Answer 2

Rupublicsn and Imperial

Question 3

What is valued by Roman senators?

Answer 3

Wisdom, experience, and determination

Question 4

Augustus of primaporta

Answer 4

Time period : imperial
Patron : Augustus
Function : show the leader as 1. Warrior ( breastplate), civic ruler ( judges robe), and a god (Cupid)
Material : marble

Question 5

Column of Trajan

Answer 5

Time period : imperial
Patron : Trajan
Function : to commemorate trajans military victory, allow viewers to walk up to the sculpture to see the victories

Question 6

Why did the pantheon have so many marbles

Answer 6

To show how much reach they had, and how much power they had

Question 7

What was concrete used instead of stone

Answer 7

Stone was too heavy

Question 8

What were the architectural innovations

Answer 8

Groin vault, The arch and the barrel vault

Question 9

What did Augustus end?

Answer 9

The civil war that killed Julius ceasar

Question 10

Who did the senate granted prinaporta

Answer 10

Augustus

Question 11

What time period did Augustus rule over

Answer 11

Pax romana

Question 12

Who ruled when the Roman Empire grew tonite greatest size

Answer 12

Trajan

Question 13

Why is concrete good?

Answer 13

Cheap, durable, easy to use, was able to make arch’s and vaults and domes

Question 14

What the main difference between Greek classical art and Rome art

Answer 14

Clothing

Question 15

Roman peace time period

Answer 15

Pax Romana

Question 16

Key theme of Roman art

Answer 16

Propaganda

Question 17

Ceramic used for building pottery

Answer 17

Terra-cotta

Question 18

What valued by senators?

Answer 18

Wisdom experience and determination

Question 19

How did the pantheon use math

Answer 19

The height, was the same as width

Question 20

A work of art that contains scraps of the same story painted or sculpted in a single frame

Answer 20

Continuous narration

Question 21

The narrative

Answer 21

Preparation, transporting men, building forts, and battle scenes

Question 22

Lydovisis battle Sacrophogus

Answer 22

Time period : imperialism
Material : marble
Subject : a battle between Roman and barbarians
Function : Sacrophogus for cremated bodies

Question 23

Pantheon

Answer 23

Time period. : imperialism
Patron : Hadrian
Material : concrete
Function : temple dedicated to all gods
Technique : 1. Dome, 2. Coffers, 3. Oculus

Question 24

What is an oculus

Answer 24

A circular window in a church, or a round opening at the top of a dome

Question 25

What are coffers

Answer 25

Recessed panels decorating the ceiling which lightened the domes weight, takes pressure off the wall

Question 26

The coliseum,

Answer 26

Time period : imperialism Patron
Patron : emperor verpasion
Material : brick, concrete, travertine
Function:. 1. Keep an unemployed population happy, 2. Gladiator fights / animal hunts/ naval battles

Question 27

Technique used for the coliseum,

Answer 27

76 entrances, awning, barrel vaulted / groin vaults / arches, concrete

Question 28

Technique used for the coliseum,

Answer 28

76 entrances, awning, barrel vaulted / groin vaults / arches, concrete

Question 29

House of Vetti

Answer 29

Location : pompelli
Function : get away from poor people home

Question 30

Trajan

Answer 30

Under trajans ruling, the Roman Empire grew to its greatest geographic extent

Question 31

Forum of Trajan

Answer 31

Forum : open civic space in a city
Function : glorify trajans victories over the dacians

Question 32

Things in the forum of Trajan

Answer 32

Temple, libraries, markets, government offices, public baths

Question 33

Trajan Markets

Answer 33

Material : concrete
Function : modern shopping mall
Building techniques : concrete vaults, groin vaults