Transcript Monumental Sculpture and Portrait Sculpture

Monumental
Sculpture and
Portrait Sculpture
Kaysie Logan
Katie Heenan
Erica Klein
Madi Wade
Monumental Sculpture Triumphal Arch
 Distinctive roman structure
 Part architecture, part
sculpture
 Free standing arch
 Formal victory celebration of
successful conquest
The Arch of Titus
 Represents conquest of
Jerusalem
 Romans abducted sacred
treasures to display in Rome
 Relief of inside of wall depicts
Titus’ soldiers flaunting booty
 Menorah - seven branched lamp
holder
Spoils from the Temple
of Solomon, Jerusalem
Column of Trajan
Spiraling relief
decoration, unfurled 656
feet tall
 Depicted the narrative of
the Dacian campaigns
 Scenes were kept small,
but legible, to emphasize
the important figures

Column of Trajan
 Full of
propaganda
 Never depicted
Roman defeat,
death of
innocent
people, or
strength in
enemies
Hadrian, Trajan’s
Successor
 Used roundels, circular reliefs, to
show imperial accomplishments,
right to rule, and courage
 Inspired by Lysippos, idealized heads
 Though similar to Grecian
sculptors, they were
characteristically Roman
Funerary Reliefs
 Not as
sophisticated as
imperial reliefs
 Tended to be more
informative than
clear
 Depicted portraits
of deceased,
garlands,
mythological
figures, and
narrative themes
Haterius family tomb
 Unsophisticated
patrons and
sculptors used
crowded
compositions,
stocky figures,
and detailed but
unrealistic images
 Ex- Haterius family
tomb
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Portrait SculpturesYoung Flavian Woman
 Patrons wanted sculptures to look
like them
 Still wanted idealism though
Portrait SculpturesMiddle-aged Flavian
Woman
 Less idealized
portrait than
Flavian Woman
 Realistic style
Portrait SculptureAntinous
 Commissioned by
friend Hadrian (a
emperor of
Rome)
 Syncretic imagecombines Greek,
Roman, and
Egyptian
elements
 Idealized
Equestrian Statue of
Marcus Aurelius-176
BCE
 Portrays emperor as a military
commander
 Curly hair and full beard
enhances intellectual level
 Resembles traditional
“philosopher” portrait
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Commodus as Hercules
 Exhibits texture through his
hair, beard, facial features, and
drapery
 Portrays an illusion of life and
movement
 Has a hint of weakness with
some foolishness because of
the attributes of Hercules
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