Transcript Roman Art

Roman Art
Republican Art & Architecture
• Portraits
• Physical appearance to convey character
• Architecture grand
Imperial Rome
• Period of Peace
• Augustan Sculpture
– Peaceful themes
– Similar to Greek
Ara Pacis
Corinthian Columns
Roman Architecture
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Buildings of scale and number
Use of arches and vaults
Triumphant arches
Greek temples were small b/c of roof
Arches: bridges & aqueducts
Vaults: housing
Dome: public baths
Arch
Wedge shaped blocks
Keystone on top
Vault
• Series of
arches next to
one another
Dome
• Arches
turned
around and
around
Triumphant Arches
Aqueducts
Vault
Domes
Pantheon
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Built in 126 by Emperor Hadrian
He designed it himself
Rotunda: 142 feet high & wide dome
Light source: opening in middle
Corinthian columns on huge portico
Pantheon
Roman Empire
Basilica of Constantine
Art as Roman Empire ends
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Abandon realism
Lack of precision
Influence of eastern religion & cults
Roman art will revive during Renaissance