Unit 6: Hellenistic and Roman Art Flashcards
Hellenistic period
roughly 300 years after the death of alexander the great in 323 BCE
Influences on the hellenistic period
influences from east (oriental) and from the west (occidental)
Hellenistic artist say themselves as __________________________
living after the period of best art
Platonic ideal
There is a metaphysical ideal that we dont have access to and everything we produce is an imitation/flawed
Aristotle
less focused onideal and more focused on peoples purpose in the world. Art becomes more about lt, expression and less about official function. As a result, people begin signing thir art
Dancer
225-175 BCE
Doesn’t have any purpose, just for individual enjoyment
Demosthenes
280 BCE
roman copy. Is in aristotile era and is becoming more focused on naturalism
Boxer
more modern looking. Get emotional connection like it is looking up at you
victory of Samothrace
190BCE
Art/deities become symbolic
statues become less religous and more allegorical
allegory
story or picture that can hold a hidden meaning
Hellenistic ruler
150-140 BCE
Still has tendency to revert to ideal forms
Mosaic
tiny coloured stones or glass on surface. usually seen as higher forms of art than paintings
Stag hunt mosaic
300 BCE
T or F: the roman empire is heavily indebted to the greeks for their culture and art
True
Why were mosiacs considered better than paintings
it took a long time and was expensive to make
Roman mosaic battle of issus
200-100 BCE
Bathhouse floor
ostia
Depicts gods but with symbolism (allegory)
Mosaic and wall painting
herculeanum
Ixion room
Pompeii
1century CE
From house of aristocrat painted to look like they have windows and framed pictures
pompeii
couple
1st century CE
In the house of a bakery (art wasn’t just for the rich)
Pompeii riot
59-79 CE
In civic space, tells city’s story
Who was the first to put higher value on an original than a copy?
romans
What did Romans build with and what did that help with?
Built with concrete. it allowed a less skilled workforce force to build quickly and was also less expensive. Often would clad buildings in marble
The coliseum
The Pantheon
118-128 CE
repurposed as a christian church. Still has original marble inside
Who copied who? greeks or the romans
romans copied the greeks
Which is greek and which is roman?
Left=roman
right=greek
portrait busts
sculpture of ahead. Came from honoring ancestors by creating sculptures of their heads
Patrician carrying 2 portrait heads of ancestors
early 1st century CE
bust of a roman lady
90 CE
sculpture of aristocratic lady (which is rare)
Trajan’s column
113 CE
Capital letters came from this period in rome
