Temple of Minerva - 510 BCE Period: Rome, Etruscan Function: worship Material: mud & wood -sculpture on roof, not in pediment -steps & columns are only in front -cella = 3 rooms w/a door each, goes to edges of stylobate -mixture of doric/ionic = tuscan
Temple of Minerva - 510 BCE Period: Rome, Etruscan Function: worship Material: mud & wood -sculpture on roof, not in pediment -steps & columns are only in front -cella = 3 rooms w/a door each, goes to edges of stylobate -mixture of doric/ionic = tuscan
Temple of Minerva, Apollo - 510 BCE Period: Rome, Etruscan Material: terra cotta additive method, hollow Function: worship -clothed, not stiff pose -face is exaggerated -about same time as Anavysos Kouros
Temple of Minerva, Apollo - 510 BCE Period: Rome, Etruscan Material: terra cotta additive method, hollow Function: worship -clothed, not stiff pose -face is exaggerated -about same time as Anavysos Kouros
Sarcophagus of the Spouses - 520 BCE Period: Rome, Etruscan Material: hollow terra cotta Function: storage for ashes in tombs Context: man & woman = gender equality -twisted body form/poses
Sarcophagus of the Spouses - 520 BCE Period: Rome, Etruscan Material: hollow terra cotta Function: storage for ashes in tombs Context: man & woman = gender equality -twisted body form/poses
Tomb of Triclinium - 480 BCE Period: Rome, Etruscan Material: fresco (plaster/paint) Function: commemorate death celebration Context: used in necropolis room -shows both man & woman = gender equality -skin tone denotes gender (women = light, men = dark) -not realistic, very 2D
Tomb of Triclinium - 480 BCE Period: Rome, Etruscan Material: fresco (plaster/paint) Function: commemorate death celebration Context: used in necropolis room -shows both man & woman = gender equality -skin tone denotes gender (women = light, men = dark) -not realistic, very 2D
Head of a Roman Patrician - 75 BCE Period: Rome, Republic Function: portrait of family/ancestor, bring to parties Patron: family Material: stone Context: old is good (senator) = veristic style -emphasize old age -bodies don't matter (young/buff)
Head of a Roman Patrician - 75 BCE Period: Rome, Republic Function: portrait of family/ancestor, bring to parties Patron: family Material: stone Context: old is good (senator) = veristic style -emphasize old age -bodies don't matter (young/buff)
Augustus of Prima Porta - 20 BCE Period: Rome, Early Empire Context: Pax Romana Material: marble- used to reflect Greeks Function: portrait of Augustus, propaganda (Greek) -Augustus- depicts himself as different professions -moves away from veristic, stays youthful in sculpture -armored/clothed as general (contrast Greek) -contrappasto -has cupid- descent from Venus
Augustus of Prima Porta - 20 BCE Period: Rome, Early Empire Context: Pax Romana Material: marble- used to reflect Greeks Function: portrait of Augustus, propaganda (Greek) -Augustus- depicts himself as different professions -moves away from veristic, stays youthful in sculpture -armored/clothed as general (contrast Greek) -contrappasto -has cupid- descent from Venus
Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus - 250 CE Period: Rome, Late Empire Function: holds dead body Material: marble Context: late empire troubles, religious conflict Patron: someone of Persian religion (X on forehead) -depicts chaotic battle (romans/goths) -relief sculpture but very 3D -no organization, depth, space = distant from Greek influence (late antique style)
Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus - 250 CE Period: Rome, Late Empire Function: holds dead body Material: marble Context: late empire troubles, religious conflict Patron: someone of Persian religion (X on forehead) -depicts chaotic battle (romans/goths) -relief sculpture but very 3D -no organization, depth, space = distant from Greek influence (late antique style)
House of Vetii - 200 BCE/70 CE Period: Rome, Early Empire Context: very well preserved in Pompeii Function: fairly high-class house Material: concrete, fresco -has all 4 styles of painting -fresco paintings well preserved -has yard w/peristyle & statues
House of Vetii - 200 BCE/70 CE Period: Rome, Early Empire Context: very well preserved in Pompeii Function: fairly high-class house Material: concrete, fresco -has all 4 styles of painting -fresco paintings well preserved -has yard w/peristyle & statues
Colosseum - 70-80 CE Period: Rome, Early Empire Material: concrete Function: theater- gladiators (blood sports) Patron: Vespasian (emperor after Nero) Context: Vespasian wants good reputation (public opinion) -stacked barred vaults (3 layers), columns between each- bottom = tuscan, middle = ionic, top = corinthian
Colosseum - 70-80 CE Period: Rome, Early Empire Material: concrete Function: theater- gladiators (blood sports) Patron: Vespasian (emperor after Nero) Context: Vespasian wants good reputation (public opinion) -stacked barred vaults (3 layers), columns between each- bottom = tuscan, middle = ionic, top = corinthian
Forum of Trajan - 106-112 CE Period: Rome, High Empire Material: marble/bronze Function: commemorate Trajan, city center Context: use of art as propaganda Patron: Trajan
Forum of Trajan - 106-112 CE Period: Rome, High Empire Material: marble/bronze Function: commemorate Trajan, city center Context: use of art as propaganda Patron: Trajan
Column of Trajan - 106-112 CE Period: Rome, High Empire Function: commemorate Trajan, public opinion; tomb Material: marble Context: use of art as propaganda Patron: Trajan -125-foot tall, hollow w/stairs -was a sculpture of Trajan of bronze -register wraps around column (military victories)
Column of Trajan - 106-112 CE Period: Rome, High Empire Function: commemorate Trajan, public opinion; tomb Material: marble Context: use of art as propaganda Patron: Trajan -125-foot tall, hollow w/stairs -was a sculpture of Trajan of bronze -register wraps around column (military victories)
Market of Trajan - 106-112 CE Period: Rome, High Empire Function: 170 stores+ market Material: concrete (groin vaults) Patron: Trajan
Market of Trajan - 106-112 CE Period: Rome, High Empire Function: 170 stores+ market Material: concrete (groin vaults) Patron: Trajan
Basilica Ulpia - 106-112 CE Period: Rome, High Empire Function: city hall, administration/law center Patron: Trajan Material: concrete, marble -secular government year -sets the stage for Christian architecture
Basilica Ulpia - 106-112 CE Period: Rome, High Empire Function: city hall, administration/law center Patron: Trajan Material: concrete, marble -secular government year -sets the stage for Christian architecture
Pantheon - 118-125 CE Period: Rome, High Empire Patron: Hadrian Function: temple to all the gods Material: concrete Context: wanted to create spherical shape (sphere of universe) -Corinthian columns in the front, engraved frieze -done top- 150ft high = no inner support -oculus @ top of dome -coffers to lighten the dome -heavy concrete @ bottom, lighter @ top
Pantheon - 118-125 CE Period: Rome, High Empire Patron: Hadrian Function: temple to all the gods Material: concrete Context: wanted to create spherical shape (sphere of universe) -Corinthian columns in the front, engraved frieze -done top- 150ft high = no inner support -oculus @ top of dome -coffers to lighten the dome -heavy concrete @ bottom, lighter @ top
Pantheon (inside)
Pantheon (inside)
Alexander Mosaic - 100 BCE Period: Rome, Republic Material: mosaic Context: Roman copies of Greek art,
Alexander Mosaic - 100 BCE Period: Rome, Republic Material: mosaic Context: Roman copies of Greek art, "window into a world" ideal -buried in Pompeii -shows great use of depth and realistic lighting -Alexander the Great fighting Persians
Fresco from the House of Vetii - 62-79 CE Period: Rome, Early Empire Context: buried in Pompeii Material: plaster/paint (fresco) -all 4 styles of painting -well preserved
Fresco from the House of Vetii - 62-79 CE Period: Rome, Early Empire Context: buried in Pompeii Material: plaster/paint (fresco) -all 4 styles of painting -well preserved
Catacomb of Priscilla Period: early Christianity during Rome Material: tufa (stone) Function: tombs, worship Context: persecution of Christians Patron: Priscilla (husband martyr) -fresco: marriage, birth of kids, death (of priscilla) -open up into fresco worship rooms -series of underground tunnels -shelves to hold dead Christians -Late Antique Style, is image of christ influenced by rome
Catacomb of Priscilla Period: early Christianity during Rome Material: tufa (stone) Function: tombs, worship Context: persecution of Christians Patron: Priscilla (husband martyr) -fresco: marriage, birth of kids, death (of priscilla) -open up into fresco worship rooms -series of underground tunnels -shelves to hold dead Christians -Late Antique Style, is image of christ influenced by rome
Santa Sabina in Rome Period: early Christianity in Rome Context: during Constantine/afterwards Funciton: church, represents borrowing of basilica & ability to worship openly
Santa Sabina in Rome Period: early Christianity in Rome Context: during Constantine/afterwards Funciton: church, represents borrowing of basilica & ability to worship openly
Hagia Sophia Culture: Byzantium Material: stone Patron: Justinian Context: justinian wants to spread Byz. power/Christian glory Function: church Artists: Isidorus/Anthemius - Greek -centrally planned, uses pendentives to support dome, windows/gold to create ring of light, gold mosaics -could not use concrete -in Constantinople
Hagia Sophia Culture: Byzantium Material: stone Patron: Justinian Context: justinian wants to spread Byz. power/Christian glory Function: church Artists: Isidorus/Anthemius - Greek -centrally planned, uses pendentives to support dome, windows/gold to create ring of light, gold mosaics -could not use concrete -in Constantinople
Hagia Sophia (inside)
Hagia Sophia (inside)