rome unit test Flashcards
fresco
wall paintings
mosaics
painted walls or floors decorated with tiles
example work of a mosaic
“Mosaic Floor Panel”, Imperial period, 2nd Century CE
atrium
main source of light, open roof
impluvium
beneath atrium, sunken structure which catches rain water
cubiculum
Roman bedroom/ a private room in the house of a wealthy Roman family
personification
human figure with symbolic characteristics
second style of frescos
realistic and gives the observer a sense of a distant and realistic perspective. The second style would incorporate common architectural structures such as fountains, buildings, and columns.
what is an example of the second style of frescos
“Cubiculum from the villa of P. Fannicus Synistor at Boscoreale.”
third style of frescos
monochromatic and flat but can have small, intricate details. (ex: Wall painting on red ground: candelabrum with frieze, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase)
linear perspective
objects in the distance are smaller than objects up close, creates an illusion of depth and distance
example of linear perspective
Cubiculum (bedroom) from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
atmospheric perspective
objects in distance seem hazy, harder to see than objects up close
example of atmospheric perspective
Wall painting: Polyphemus and Galatea in a landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase
veristic
depicting unaltered realism, including if not slightly embellishing imperfections
physiognomy
determining personality based off of appearance (remember: judging a book by its cover)
propaganda
dissemination of information to influence the minds of the public
idealism
art which depicts a glorified version of something in reality, or a glorified imaginary concept/thing
roman patrician
veristic, physiognomy, wrinkles symbolize wisdom and virtue
augustus (sculpture)
idealistic, orator’s pose, contrapposto, chestplate depicts divine beings