Roman Art: The Second Century A.D.

Question 1

Roman Art: The Second Century A.D.

Answer 1

Second Century A.D.

Question 2

Trajan

Answer 2

A.D. 98-117

Question 3

Answer 3

Timgad, Algeria

Roman Art: Second Century A.D.

• Orthagonal plan, based on Castrum - roman fort
• Cardo: Vertical center street
• Decumanus: Horizontal center street

Question 4

Answer 4

Forum of Trajan

Roman Art: 2nd Century A.D.

• lots of architectural innovation/refining
• increased focus on interior
• monumental entrance emulating victory arches

Question 5

Answer 5

Markets of Trajan

at Rome - built by Apollodorus of Damascus

Roman Art: 2nd Century A.D.

• Built onto hill
• exterior use of brick

Question 6

Answer 6

Column of Trajan

from Forum of Trajan, Rome

Roman Art: 2nd Century A.D.

• also Trajan’s tomb (was weird to bury dead in city)
• Victory column, describes war between Romans and Dacians, but might not be chronological
• relief style
• Constructed of series of marble drums
• used to have bird statue, now has st. peter

Question 7

Answer 7

Arch of Trajan

at Benevento, Italy

• Alimenta relief - similar to Ara Pacis relief
• not a victory arch, commemorates domestic plan
• says built in AD 114, but depicts Hadrian (118)

Question 8

Hadrian

Answer 8

A.D. 117-138

Question 9

Answer 9

Portrait of Hadrian

from Rome

Roman Art: 2nd Century A.D.

Question 10

Answer 10

The Pantheon

at Rome

Roman Art: 2nd Century

• Large interior, emphasis on interior
• converted to a church at one point, returned to original design

Question 11

Answer 11

Hadrian’s Villa

at Tivoli

Roman Art: 2nd Century A.D.

• inspired by Canopus and Serapeum in Egypt
• long pool with fountain, lots of statues, caryatids from Acropolis, pumpkin dome
• Hadrian most likely designed part himself
• lintels and arcuate lintels

Question 12

Answer 12

Al-Khazneh “The Treasury”

at Petra, Jordan

Roman Art: 2nd Century A.D.

• unevenly space columns
• Tholos on second story
• breaking down of Classical rules

Question 13

Answer 13

Model of an Insula

at Port City of Ostia

Roman Art: The 2nd Century A.D.

• non-elite living
• almost modern-like apartments
• modest sized apartments, lavish decoration (indication of middle class?)

Question 14

Answer 14

Floor mosaic from Baths of Neptune

at Port City of Ostia

Roman Art: The 2nd Century A.D.

Question 15

Answer 15

Relief of vegetable vendor

from Tombs of Working Men and Women at Port City of Ostia

Roman Art: The 2nd Century A.D.

• conceptual image

Question 16

The Antonines

Answer 16

A.D. 138-192

Question 17

Answer 17

Column Base of Antoninus Pius

at Rome

Roman Art: The 2nd Century A.D.

• 2 sides look to past, 2 look to future
• Apotheosis of Antoninus (process of becoming a god)
• Roma (personification of Rome)
• 1 side is in classical style (even though 600 years laters) and other side depicts cavalry roundup (not classical style)

Question 18

Answer 18

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

Roman Art: 2nd Century A.D.

Question 19

Answer 19

Asiatic sarcophagus with portrait of a woman

from Melfi, Italy

Roman Art: 2nd Century A.D.

Question 20

Answer 20

Portrait of a priest of Serapis

from the Faiyum, Egypt

Roman Art: 2nd Century A.D.