Roman Art Midterm II Flashcards
Gemma Augustea,
14 AD Declares the transfer of power from Augustus to Tiberius Onyx cameo top, tiberius on chariot, augustus seated next to Roma, above an eagle with capricorn between, crowned by Oikoumene. bottom, trophy rep victory of Tiberius over Germans in 12AD
Triumphal Arch of Orange (detail)
built 26 AD, under Tiberius commemorate defeat of the rebellion 5 yrs before earliest surviving ex of arch w/ 3 passageways in a single massive architectural block–prefigure later empire great arches double storied attic; relief of captured heaped up arms
Piscina/Fish-pond of Tiberius’ Republican Villa, Sperlonga
had fish, full of sculpture, could eat al fresco
The Blinding of Polyphemus
Sperlonga, reconstructed rested in supports in pool and wall niches of cave of main grotto *shows Romans adapted Hellenistic style
The Helmsman of Odysseus’ ship during the encounter with Scylla,
detail from a grotto at Tiberius’ Villa, Sperlonga 1st C. BC/AD, marble, lifesize shows him right before he fell overboard signed by 3 Rhodian sculptors: Athanadoros, Hagesandros, Polydoros, made Laocoon *shows Romans adapted Hellenistic style
Head of Laocoon
Greek Sculpture, 1st C. AD, marble, in hellenistic style Athanadoros, Hagesandros, Polydoros, made Scylla group Sperlonga *comparison for Sperlonga sculpture
Hellenistic Baroque
portrayal of deep human emotion and suffering deep cut eyes open mouth face twisted hair disheveled deep drilling to make heavy shadows
Head of Odysseus
detail of the Blinding of Polyphemus, grotto at Sperlonga 1st c. BC/AD, marble, life size *shows Romans adapted Hellenistic style
Odysseus, from Punta Epitaffio,
Baia, Naples Mid-1st c. AD, Marble, 5ft 8 7/8in damaged by water, holding cup of wine to Polyphemus derived from Hellenistic prototypes
One of Odysseus’ Companions, from Punta Epitaffio,
Baia, Naples Mid-1st c. AD, Marble, 5ft 6 1/2in holding wine bag over leg derived from Hellenistic prototypes
Portrait of Tiberius
c. AD 13, Phrygian marble implies that he was related to Augustus although the son of his wife’s 1st marriage Julian shaped head-slightly bulbous at top, strong jawbone, high cheekbones, & hairdo thins lips and large nose probably veristic of Tiberius -visual legitimation of adopted heirs and eases political acceptance
Head of a Julio-Claudian Prince (probs Caligula)
from Rione Terra, opposite Baia Marble early 1st c AD comp. to Portrait of Tiberius: uses Augustan features-visual legitimation of adopted heirs and eases political acceptance
Head of Caligula
near Lago Albano c AD 40 Marble made to look like Augustus(actual descendant):head shape, straight nose, projecting ears
Claudius as Jupiter
c. AD 50, Marble note soft features, heroic view of the weak minded emperor
Portrait of Nero
Rome. AD 64-8, Marble heavy man, attractive feature. bulbous head (JC), augustan’s brushed forward locks-but projecting
Portrait of Nero
AD 64-68, profile view in Munich
Portrait of Nero, reworked as Vespasian
originally AD 64-68, Marble reworked because of damnatio memoriae
Columbarium II at Vigna Codini
“pigeon houses”; on the Via Latina near Rome. First Century AD brick and Stone faced with plaster held cinerary urns, mostly slaves or freedmen of Livia and others of imperial family
Portrait Bust of a Young Woman
from columbarium at Vigna Codini Mid 1st century dated perhaps by hairdo to time of Nero
Portrait Bust of an Older Man
from columbarium at Vigna Codini mid1st century AD, marble
Sacrifice of a bull in the Forum of Augustus
frieze from a Claudian altar, mid 1st cent. AD, marble temple of mars ultor shown at right
Procession of the vicomagistri
relief from the Cancelleria, Rome fist half of 1st century AD, marble shows the vicomagistri who guarded the Lares of the neighborhood wearing togas; four servants holding statuettes, one of the genius of the living emperor; trumpeters; in center sacrifice of ox, bull, and heifer static quality like a moment in time
Augustus
from the .sebastion, Aphrodisius mid first cent. AD, Marble portrayed as a hero, heroic nudity. allegorical figure of fertility of the earth at left, reinforced by cornucopia. right a mermaid and emperor holds oar-power over land and sea. comp ara pacis. hellenistic sculpture style
Aqua Claudia,
near Rome. c. AD 50 travertine started by Caligula but finished by Claudius
Porta Maggiore
part of the Aqua Claudia, Rome, AD 50 travertine large double archway crossing two ancient roadways. carrying two converging water channels at different levels “rustication” feature of architecture of claudius, purposely left as rough-hewn stones as if they were straight from the quarries
the tomb of the Eurysaces
c. 30 BC, cement with travertine facing, former slave who became wealthy in Republican period, a Baker. imbedded within a tower added to Porta Maggiore by late enperor Honorius and freed from tower in 19th cent,
“rustication”
feature of architecture of claudius, purposely left as rough-hewn stones as if they were straight from the quarries
Bedrock of Aqueduct at Segovia
detail early 1st/2nd century AD, Spain almost 100ft at highest pt stone blocks left rough huge piers rest on bedrock, stones put together w/o mortar
Construction of Aqueduct at Segovia
detail early 1st/2nd century AD, Spain almost 100ft at highest pt stone blocks left rough huge piers rest on bedrock, stones put together w/o mortar
Underground Basilica
near porta maggiora, Rome mid first c AD, dug out of tufa bedrock, coated with concrete covered with stucco, 30 ft below ground, beautiful stucco decoration
Flying and floating figures
ceiling of underground basilica, Rome, mid first c. AD, stucco
Octagonal Room
Golden House of Nero, Rome, AD64, brick faced concrete later built into Baths of Trajan, smaller rooms radiate out from, oculus and slits let in light thru the radiated rooms-genius and unprecedented design that hid the light source from viewer
Octagonal Room plan
in the Golden House of Nero, plan
Birds, animals, and marine creatures
Golden House of Nero, Rome, AD 64-68, wall painting third Pompeiian style from a ceiling
Architectural Motifs and mythical figues
Golden House of Nero, Rome, AD 64-68, Wall painting, fourth Pompeiian style, like most paintings in the Golden House
Aqueduct at Segovia
early 1st/2nd cent. AD. Granite
Detail of the portrait of a woman
Pompeii, late first c. BC, floor mosaic
Portrait of Vespasian
c. AD 75, Marble, veristic,
The Colosseum,
Rome, c. AD 72-80, tufa and concrete faced with travertine, built by Nero on part of the Golden House of Nero, first permanent amphitheater in Rome
The Colosseum, etching
Rome, Etching by Piranesi
The Triumphal Arch at Orange
AD 26
Limestone
second story interior of colosseum, outer passageway, the colosseum, Rome, c. AD 72-80. Travertine
Velarium on the Colosseum, reconstructiondrawing
Exterior view of the Colosseum, AD 72-80, Travertine, Rome
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Campana relief with gladiators, a panther, and a lion in the Circus Maximus, Terracota, Rome
