Roman Art Flashcards
Who inspired the Romans? (Hint:they preceded them)
The Greeks inspired the Romans greatly . Especially with their sculptures .
What was the time period for roman art ?
750bce-400ce
What types of improvements were made in architecture by the Romans?
Arches , barrel vaults , groin vaults etc.
What is a barrel vault?
Arches extended to make a tunnel in a sense .
What is a groin vault?
When two barrel vaults intersect.
What are piers ?
four corner supporters that supported the groin vaults.
What is a spandrels?
The spaces between the arches in a pier .
What is a architect medium created by the Romans that improved buildings ?
Mortar and concrete ; this helped creat over sized buildings.
Name two important roman buildings.
Colosseum and pantheon . Also the Parthenon .
What are some roman characteristics of architecture ?
Few windows , arches , vaulting techniques , mixture of all column styles .
Describe the house of vetti .
Axial symmetry , garden , narrow entrance .
What was pont Du gard?
A aqueduct in France that brought water to Rome . Made of ashlar masonry (PONT DU GARD) .
Ara Paris in Rome was made for ?
Augustus .it had an altar of Augustus peace .
The colosseum other name is?
Flavian amphitheater in Rome
What kind of arches does the Flavian amphitheater have ?
Barrel vaults,groin vaults and arches
What is different about the collesuem columns?
As you go to a diffrent level the style /order of the Column changes .
What was the Flavian amphitheater used as?
A place Were great shows like the Olympics were held . Baiscally a house for entertainments and sports.
Market of Trajan is loacted in
Rome
What gods was the pantheon dedicated to ?
All gods
What is a fAcade ?
The front of a building (most important part of a building)
What type of style Collins is on the pantheon ?
Corinthian capital
There is an oculus in the pantheon . True or false ?
True
The pantheon uses coffers, explain their purpose
They creat the done to be more light weight and also act as a decorative purpose . Sometimes a roasted design or gold film on it
The reason their is an oculus is so
The people inside can feel as if try can float too to te heavens to the gods and to let light in . Also symbolizes the heavens and divine ways
The pantheon was built in which time period ?
125 CE (common era)
Hadrians villa was loacted in ?
Tivoli Italy
Who was the handrian villa made for ?
Emperor handrian (in te name )
What was a Canopus ?
Colonnade with a cornice connecting the tops of the columns
How many arches are in the arch of Constantine ?
Three
What was the arch of Constantine built for ?
To commemorate his victors
We’re was the arch of Constantine?
In Rome Italy
Was there any situ friezes done on the Constantine arch?
Yes , the new friezes were done in situ n
What does situ mean,
On site made
Who was the basilica nova made for ?
Constantine
What kind of sculpture did it once hold ?(basilica nova )
A large sculpture of Constantine .
Who was the basilica nova started by?
Maxentuis begun it and was finished by Constantine .
What time period was the basilica nova built in?
300 CE (common era)
Aula palatina was built in?
Germany
What is a hypocaust?
A space under the floor that retained heat from a furnace .
What was the Romans FAVIORITE floor decoration?
Mosiac cause kept feet cool in the summer .
What is an encaustic ?
Portraits of the deceased
What were some innovations of roman painting?
They used linear , and atmospheric perspective and also learned the ways of
Foreshortening .
What are some characteristics of roman paintings?
Pompeii wall paintings , first second thirds and fourth style .their paintings were ussually on walls
What is the first Pompeii style painting ?
The illusion of bricks and blocks to creat a fool of the eye of diffrent wall textures
What was the second style ?
Had mythological scenes and landscapes dominating surface . A Veiw of the outside
Describe third style
Plain colors with embellished frames and vinnetes . Had no landscapes and was very simple yet elegant
What was forth style wall paintings in Pompeii ?
Mixture of all styles the painting illusion of marbel an bricks with still life’s and windows depicting landscapes and small usage of vinnetes t ,
The villa of mysterys is known for its
Pompeii wall paintings and usage of second style
What type of art was the Pompeii wall paintings ?
Frescos
What is a fresco
Applying water based pain in a plastered wall and is long lasting
Give an example of a wall painting
Still life with peaches , boscoreale , Dionysiac mystery frieze .
What are some innovations of roman sculptures ?
Innovation of hollowed columns (Collumn of Trajan was the first ) .
Realistic republican sculptures
Use of contraposto
Who did the column of Trajan glorify?
Trojans and his Victoria
Define veristic sculptures
Bust of noblemen that are strikingly realistic and unflattering .
Romans depicted the republican veristic busts in a bulldog manner and making them seem older true or false
True . Elders were considered wisdomfull
Why were emperors depicted differently than the average people ?
Emperors were considered divine and gods themselves so get we’re idealized and always in heroic poses and porportions
Was Augustus roman or Greek ?
Roman
Augustus or primaporta was made of what material ?
It’s copy was made of marbel original of Bronze
Is Augustus of primaporta ment to be seen from all around or not
No only from the front because back is not carved .
Is the Flavian woman a republican sculpture ?
No it’s a imperial sculpture republican sculptures tended to be more realistic and unflattering
Arch of Titus has how many arches?
One
What is diffrent between arch o Titus vs. Constantine ?
Titus has one arch while Constantine has three
What does the arch of Titus represent ?
The celebration of conquest of Jude’s and the Romans taking away the goods of temple Solomon . Has a very deep frieze high relief sculpture
What was the column of Graham’s purpose ?
To stand as propaganda for Trajan
Describe how Marcus Aurelius looked
It is Marcus Aurelius on a horse giving an orater pose . Marcus has mastery over the horse .
Who was Marcus aurelies mistakes for ?
Constantine , that’s why the Bronze was not melted down during the Middle Ages .
What is an aqueduct
A overground water system
What is a ashlar masonry ?
No usage of concrete o build a building (pond a gard)
Atrium define
A courtyard in a roman house
What is contropasto ?
A s curve to te body and shift of the knees and shoulders
Cubiculum is ?
Roman bedroom flanking an atrium (roman bedroom with a atrium /garden courtyard to the side)
What is an impulvian ?
Something that collects rainwater
What is a peristyle ?
A atrium surrounded by columns .
What is the tetrachs ?
A sculpture of four rulers the controlled Rome simultaneously and equally .
What medium was the tetrachs made of ?
Porphyry from. Egypt .
The tetrachs are typical of te period in which it was done because the
Figures have a squat physical porportion
An atrium can have
An impulvian
