Triumphal Arch Flashcards
1
Q
Function
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aesthetically pleasing
Symbol of power
Practical purpose
2
Q
Classical triumphal arch consisted of
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single opening flanked by columns and sculpted panels and was surmounted by a attic storey with an inscription
On top of this there was usually a chariot group or free standing figures
3
Q
Ex of classical arch
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Hyde park London
Arc de Triumph in Paris
Fusilliers’s Arch Stephens green in Dublin
4
Q
Arch of Titus
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81 AD by Domination.
flanked by semi engaged columns
At 4 corners there are 3-quarter columns (composite order)
5
Q
Most impressive feature of arch
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the relief carvings inside the arch. depict his triumph In Jerusalem
In these carvings we see Titus in his triumphal car
on other side are Romans bearing gifts of triumph such as Menorah and silver trumpets and
