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Art History Review


Greek-Etruscan-Roman Click to edit Master subtitle style
By Danielle Hernandez

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Must Knows for Greek/Etruscan/Roman

Maps of areas studied paintings from Pompeii and Herculaneum and views of homes of Cicero mosaic, Pompeii head of Constantine Tetrarchs of Prima Porta of young Flavian lady with two acestor busts

Typical Villa

Monumental The

Augustus Portrait

Patrician

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Ara

Pacis inside, outside, plan, etc. city of Rome of Portunus

Pantheon, Temple

Colosseum, Two

views of interior of tombs from Tarquinia, showing paintings of Tomb of Shields and Chairs from Cerveteri

Interior

Sarcophagus Apollo

of Veii

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Laoconand Boy

His Sons

Wrestling with the Goose of Alexander from Pergamon of Knidos inside, outside, plan, etc.
(not Pantheon!)

Head The

Scraper

Aphrodite

Parthenon, Spear

Bearer from Riace

Warrior Zeus

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Etruria and the Etruscan Dominatio n

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Etruria and the Etruscan Dominatio n

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Roman Empire

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Zeus
WHO:

--Bronze

WHAT:

WHERE:

Found in the sea off Cape Artemision (now in Athens)

WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

c. 450 BC

Lost-wax process 610

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Warrior from Riace


WHO:

---

WHAT:

Bronze w/ bone, glass paste, and copper inlay Reggio Calabria, Italy c. 450 BC --6 6 4/5

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

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Spear Bearer
WHO:

Polykleitos

WHAT:

Marble copy of bronze Naples c. 440 BC

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

--611

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The Parthenon
WHO:

Iktinos and Kallikrates Pentelic Athens marble

WHAT:

WHERE: WHEN: HOW:

447-438 BC

Thin, curved, Doric columns, decorative frieze, trigliphs match the fluting, etc. Know your column!

SIZE:

111 x 237

The Parthenon

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The Parthenon

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Aphrodite of Knidos
WHO:

Praxiteles Marble Rome


BC

WHAT:

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

c. 350

--68

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Head of Alexander
WHO:

--Marble

WHAT:

WHERE:

Pergamon (now in Istanbul) c. 200 BC --14

WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

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WHAT:

Marble copy of Hellenistic original Paris Now in

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

c. 150 BC

--29

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Laocon and his Sons


WHO: -- WHAT:

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Marble Rome

WHERE:

(Roman copy of Hellenistic statue)

WHEN:

1st
AD

century
HOW: SIZE:

--7

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5/1/12 Reconstruct ion of the Temple at WHO: Veii Vitruvius

WHAT:

Waddle and daub; gabled porches but not pediments; stone podium; wooden roof; terra-cotta decorative sculpture

WHERE:

Etruria 490BC

Veii,

WHEN: HOW:

515-

Waddle and daub construction (waddle=branches / daub=clay & mud)

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Wounded Chimera
WHO:

--Bronze Arezzo

WHAT:

WHERE: WHEN:

2nd quarter of the 4th century BC --31.5

HOW: SIZE:

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Apollo of Veii
WHO:

---

WHAT:

Painted terra-cotta Veii c. 515 BC

WHERE: WHEN: HOW:

Terra-cotta was an Etruscan favorite. It is modeled while still wet and details are added later with hand-tools

SIZE:

510

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The Scraper
WHO:

Apoxyomenos Marble copy of a Bronze original Rome


(Roman copy of Greek)

WHAT:

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

c. 320 BC

--69

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Charioteer
WHO:

--Bronze Delphi c. 474 BC

WHAT:

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

Lost-wax process ---

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Interior of Tombs from Tarquinia


WHO: -- WHAT:

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----c. 400-

WHERE: WHEN:

600 BC
HOW:
Tufa is a stone made from volcanic ash. It is pliable but turns very hard in air. (not like play dough)

SIZE:

---

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Tomb of the Shields and Chairs


WHO: -- WHAT:

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Tufa

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

Cerveteri c. 550
BC

--29 x 11.5

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Sarcophagu s from Cerveteri


WHO: -- WHAT:

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painted terra-cotta Cerveteri

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

C. 520

BC

--6 7

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Colosseum
WHO:

---

WHAT:

Concrete; travertine; tufa; brick; marble

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

Rome
AD

72-80

Arches create the circular shape

615 x 510

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Temple of Portunus
WHO:

--Stone Rome late 2nd


BC

WHAT:

WHERE: WHEN:

century
HOW:

High pedestal and front porch like Etruscan, smaller canopy and taller like Greek, also engaged columns

SIZE:

---

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The Pantheon
WHO:

---

WHAT:

Concrete (poured); marble; brick

WHERE: WHEN:
AD

Rome

117-125

HOW:

Dome is poured cement (seamless) with coffers and one hole in the center. Entrance gets narrower before you enter the rotunda to give an illusion that it is bigger than it really is.

SIZE:

---

The Pantheon

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The Pantheon
/ sta iche w N tue

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Vault
Emp ty

e Pi r

Rotunda

The Pantheon

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Ara Pacis
WHO:

--Marble Rome 13-9 BC

WHAT:

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

--34 5 x 38

Marble relief South side: 53

Traceries a decorative interlaced design (here it is of elegant vinescrolls)

x 23

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Trajans Column
WHO:

--Marble Rome

WHAT:

relief

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

113 AD

--138 (Each band of

the frieze is 36 high)

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Trajans Column
WHO:

--Marble Rome

WHAT:

relief

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

113 AD

--138 (Each band of

the frieze is 36 high)

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Arch of Titus
WHO:

---

WHAT:

Concrete w/ marble veneer

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

Rome

81 AD

--50 h; 40 w

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Arch of Titus (Relief 1)


Spoils from the temple of Jerusalem WHAT: Marble WHERE: Rome SIZE: 6 7

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Arch of Titus (Relief 2)


Triumph of Titus WHAT: Marble WHERE: Rome SIZE: 6 7

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WHAT:

Marble Rome Late 1st


BC

WHERE: WHEN:

century
HOW: SIZE:

--55

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Portrait of a young Flavian lady


WHO: -- WHAT:

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Marble Rome c. 90 AD

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

--21

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Augustus of Prima Porta


WHO:

--Marble Rome early 1st


AD

WHAT:

WHERE: WHEN:

century
The cupid riding the dolphin reminds Augustus that he is a descendant of Venus and is thus divine.

HOW: SIZE:

--68

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The Tetrarchs
WHO:

--Porphyry

WHAT:

WHERE:

Constantinople (now in Venice) 300 AD --51


(43)

WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

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Monumenta l head of Constantine


WHO: -- WHAT:

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---

WHERE:

Basilica of Constantine, Rome 313 AD --86

WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

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Mosaic from the Villa of Cicero


WHO: -- WHAT:

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Mosaic Pompeii

WHERE: WHEN: HOW: SIZE:

Period of the Republic --17 x 14

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Paintings 5/1/12 from Pompeii and WHO: Many Herculaneu skilled artisans WHAT: m
Mostly wet frescoes; some mosaics

WHERE:

Italy

Pompeii,

WHEN:

century

1st
AD

HOW:

Paintings were not too detailed. Meant for decoration. Not meant to be permanent. Often light and congenial scenes. Also still-

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Paintings 5/1/12 from Pompeii and WHO: Many Herculaneu skilled artisans WHAT: m
Mostly wet frescoes; some mosaics (for the wealthy)

WHERE:

Pompeii,

Italy
WHEN:

1st
AD

century
HOW:

Paintings were not too detailed. Meant for decoration. Not meant to be permanent. Often light and

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View of Homes in Pompeii


WHO: -- WHAT:
Few windows, center courtyard, many paintings/dcor

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WHERE:

Italy

Pompeii,

WHEN:

century

1st
AD

HOW: SIZE:

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Old St. Peters


WHO:

---

WHAT: Baptized
columns; Wood; brick; stone

WHERE: WHEN:
AD

Rome

333-390

HOW: Wooden gable roof SIZE:

368

Old St. Peters


Plan)

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San Vitale
(Exterior)

WHO:

Commissioned by Ecclesius Stone (some wood) Ravenna 540-547

WHAT:

WHERE: WHEN:
AD

HOW: Simple on the


outside (flesh) and ornate on the inside (soul).

SIZE:

---

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San Vitale
(Interior)

WHO:

Commissioned by Ecclesius Gold, tesserae, mosaics Ravenna 540-547

WHAT:

WHERE: WHEN:
AD

HOW:

Basketweave capital

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