Roman Art Flashcards

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What was the key theme of Roman Art?

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Propaganda

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What were the two time periods in Roman art

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Rupublicsn and Imperial

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What is valued by Roman senators?

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Wisdom, experience, and determination

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Augustus of primaporta

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

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Column of Trajan

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

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Why did the pantheon have so many marbles

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

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7
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What was concrete used instead of stone

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Stone was too heavy

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8
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What were the architectural innovations

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Groin vault, The arch and the barrel vault

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9
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What did Augustus end?

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The civil war that killed Julius ceasar

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10
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Who did the senate granted prinaporta

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Augustus

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11
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What time period did Augustus rule over

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Pax romana

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12
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Who ruled when the Roman Empire grew tonite greatest size

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Trajan

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13
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Why is concrete good?

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

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14
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What the main difference between Greek classical art and Rome art

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Clothing

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15
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Roman peace time period

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Pax Romana

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16
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Key theme of Roman art

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Propaganda

17
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Ceramic used for building pottery

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Terra-cotta

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What valued by senators?

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Wisdom experience and determination

19
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How did the pantheon use math

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The height, was the same as width

20
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A work of art that contains scraps of the same story painted or sculpted in a single frame

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Continuous narration

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The narrative

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Preparation, transporting men, building forts, and battle scenes

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Lydovisis battle Sacrophogus

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

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Pantheon

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

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What is an oculus

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

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What are coffers
Recessed panels decorating the ceiling which lightened the domes weight, takes pressure off the wall
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The coliseum,
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
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Technique used for the coliseum,
76 entrances, awning, barrel vaulted / groin vaults / arches, concrete
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Technique used for the coliseum,
76 entrances, awning, barrel vaulted / groin vaults / arches, concrete
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House of Vetti
Location : pompelli Function : get away from poor people home
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Trajan
Under trajans ruling, the Roman Empire grew to its greatest geographic extent
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Forum of Trajan
Forum : open civic space in a city Function : glorify trajans victories over the dacians
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Things in the forum of Trajan
Temple, libraries, markets, government offices, public baths
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Trajan Markets
Material : concrete Function : modern shopping mall Building techniques : concrete vaults, groin vaults