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23 Cards in this Set
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Apollo Belvedere -350 BC -Marble Copy -Greek Classical - Musei Baticani, Rome - Represents the god Apollo in an open stance. Suggests he used to be holding an arrow. -Son God -transitional between classical and hellenistic |
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Laocoon -200 BC -Marble -Greek Helenistic -Musei Vaticani, Rome - Laocoon is the name of the priest in the story of Troy in the Odyssey. The one with the trojan horse. |
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Temple of Portunus -80 BC -Stone -Roman Imperial -Rome, Italy - Fortuna: Goddess for good luck to men |
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Colosseum -80 AD -Stone -Roman Imperial -Rome, Italy -Was amphitheater for gladiator games. -could hold over 50,000 spectators. -Eighty arched entrances led into the building. -Bottom was Tuscan styled (resembles Doric except that shaft stood on a base) -Second story Ionic columns framed arches - Third story Corinthian columns framed arches -Romans were seated according to social status |
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Pantheon -125 AD -Concrete -Roman Imperial -Rome, Italy - Transformed into a church in the early seventh century CE. for all the gods -Enormous dome with 27-foot oculus in middle to light room. - small raise in middle of floor for rain to drain off to sides -Greatest surviving roman building |
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Augustus of Primaporta -20th CE -Marble -Roman Imperial -Rome -Emperor of rome |
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Portrait of Vespasian -75 AD -Marble lifesize -Roman Imperial -Rome -Emperor who founding Flavian dynasty |
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Equestrian statue or Marcus Auralius -180AD -Bronze lifesize - Roman Imperial -Rome -Originally misidentified by christians as Constantine the Great, champion of Christianity -one arm outstretched as gesture of mercy -earliest surviving life size statue - ancestors of all equestrian statue |
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Ara Pacis -10 BC -Marble -Roman Imperial -Rome,Italy -Built as altar during Augustus's reign -Flanking the two entrances, relief sculptures of allegorical figures are carved fro Romans legendary past. |
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Imperial Procession south frieze Ara Pacis -10 BC -Marble -Roman Imperial -Rome, Italy -On North and south side of Altar -Portrays members of imperial family interspersed with priests and senators -Greek style in Augustan age |
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Spoils of the Temple of Jerusalem from the Arch or Titus -90 AD -Marble -Rome, Italy -commemorates victory triumph arch -symbolic gateway -Carrying seven-branched menorah from the triumph after destroying the second temple of Jerusalem |
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Titus riding in Trumph for the Arch of Titus -80 AD -Marble -Roman Imperial -Rome, Italy -Emperor rides in chariot accompanied by Honor and Virtue |
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the Column of Trajan -110 AD -60-90ft high -statue of Trajan at top -2 libraries faced it -a ban of relief sculpture spirals up in a uniformed quality relief -suppressed individualism in relief -River god a bottom -Good view of Naturalistic, some classical |
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Maison Carree, Nimes -2nd Century AD -Corinthean styled columns -Roman Imperial -Rome -purpose remains questionable |
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Column base of Antoninus Pius and Faustina -160 AD -Marble -Vaticani Rome -Roman Imperial -Winged man represents eternity -Roma salutes them -Jupiter eagles on either side |
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Scenes of Dinysiac Mystery, Pompeii -50 BC -Pompeii -Roman Imperial -Painting to survive is rare -2nd style painting sought to open up flat expanse of wall by including architectural features and figures. -Engaged in rites associated with Dionystic mysteries, one of the mystery religious originating in Greece. -may represent initiation into womanhood. -Dinysos and Ariadne present |
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Basilica of Constantine -307 AD -Stone -Roman Imperial -Rome, Italy -Originally was named Basilica of Maxentius -Served as civic halls -largest roofed interior of rome |
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Portrait of Constantine -320 AD -Marble -Roman Imperial -Rome -Part of full sculpture that sat in Vasilica of Constantine -Abstract/Idealized -Shows proof of Hellenistic style dying out as roman art moves forward -disproportionately large eyes |
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Arch of Constantine -315 AD -Stone -Roman Imperial -Rome -Built by Senate and people of Rome as dedication to 10 year anniversary and conquest of Maxentius. -One of largest imperial arches -When constructed, took sculptures from Trajan's Forum (Great Trajanic Friez and free standing Dacian captives), Hadrianic monument, and eight panels from Marcus Aurelius arch. -heads re-carved to resemble Constantine -eight medallions line the top of the arches |
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Old St. Peters Basilica -330 AD -wood/stone -Early Christian/ Byzantine -Rome, Italy -Began construction under Constantine -Believed to built directly of the grave of St. Peters which was marked by a shrine in the middle of the floor -3 story elevation (Arcade, treforium, clearstory) -Torn down and rebuild during sixteenth to seventeenth century. |
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Santa Costanza -350 AD -Stone -Early Christian/Byzantine -Rome, Italy -Built over a catacomb |
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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia -450 AD -Likely began as chapel dedicated to the martyr st.Lawrence -stone -Ravenna, Italy -Early Christian/ Byzantine -Central plan forms a cross -Contains Good Shepherd which is a symbol of Jesus shown as a statue in the round |
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Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus -359 AD - Marble -San Pietro, Rome -Early christian/ Byzantine -Contains scenes of Hebrew Bible and Christian New Testament |
