Roman Art Flashcards
What was the key theme of Roman Art?
Propaganda
What were the two time periods in Roman art
Rupublicsn and Imperial
What is valued by Roman senators?
Wisdom, experience, and determination
Augustus of primaporta
Time period : imperial
Patron : Augustus
Function : show the leader as 1. Warrior ( breastplate), civic ruler ( judges robe), and a god (Cupid)
Material : marble
Column of Trajan
Time period : imperial
Patron : Trajan
Function : to commemorate trajans military victory, allow viewers to walk up to the sculpture to see the victories
Why did the pantheon have so many marbles
To show how much reach they had, and how much power they had
What was concrete used instead of stone
Stone was too heavy
What were the architectural innovations
Groin vault, The arch and the barrel vault
What did Augustus end?
The civil war that killed Julius ceasar
Who did the senate granted prinaporta
Augustus
What time period did Augustus rule over
Pax romana
Who ruled when the Roman Empire grew tonite greatest size
Trajan
Why is concrete good?
Cheap, durable, easy to use, was able to make arch’s and vaults and domes
What the main difference between Greek classical art and Rome art
Clothing
Roman peace time period
Pax Romana
Key theme of Roman art
Propaganda
Ceramic used for building pottery
Terra-cotta
What valued by senators?
Wisdom experience and determination
How did the pantheon use math
The height, was the same as width
A work of art that contains scraps of the same story painted or sculpted in a single frame
Continuous narration
The narrative
Preparation, transporting men, building forts, and battle scenes
Lydovisis battle Sacrophogus
Time period : imperialism
Material : marble
Subject : a battle between Roman and barbarians
Function : Sacrophogus for cremated bodies
Pantheon
Time period. : imperialism
Patron : Hadrian
Material : concrete
Function : temple dedicated to all gods
Technique : 1. Dome, 2. Coffers, 3. Oculus
What is an oculus
A circular window in a church, or a round opening at the top of a dome
What are coffers
Recessed panels decorating the ceiling which lightened the domes weight, takes pressure off the wall
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
Technique used for the coliseum,
76 entrances, awning, barrel vaulted / groin vaults / arches, concrete
Technique used for the coliseum,
76 entrances, awning, barrel vaulted / groin vaults / arches, concrete
House of Vetti
Location : pompelli
Function : get away from poor people home
Trajan
Under trajans ruling, the Roman Empire grew to its greatest geographic extent
Forum of Trajan
Forum : open civic space in a city
Function : glorify trajans victories over the dacians
Things in the forum of Trajan
Temple, libraries, markets, government offices, public baths
Trajan Markets
Material : concrete
Function : modern shopping mall
Building techniques : concrete vaults, groin vaults
