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5 Cards in this Set
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Equastrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
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175 AD
_____________________________ -Called “The Wise” ”Scholar Ruler” -Not always idealized -Shown as a compassionate, scholarly emperor -A greeting pose -Shows him as powerful without the use of aggression -Not militaristic -The only ancient equestrian bronze to survive from antiquity -Believed to have been Constantine |
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Portrait to Septimius Severus and family
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200 AD
_____________________________ -Declares himself the heir of Marcus Aurelius, lie -Caracala and gheta -Only painted wooden portrait of an emperor and family -Removed from memory -Decreed by Caracala after he killed his brother |
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Portrait of Tetrarchs
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305 AD
_____________________________ -Depicted as the same, very little individuality -Not 4 portraits of 4 rulers -Depicts the nature of the tetrarchy -Inseparable -More about the message |
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Arch of Constantine
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315 AD
_____________________________ -Erects a triple way triumphful archway -War and Peace sides -Covered in spolia, stolen stuff, reused antiquities -Shows the lineage, shrewd art, to help himself seem deified -Cited as a sign of the decline in artistic capabilities Erects a triple way triumphful archway / War and Peace sides / Covered in spolia, stolen stuff, reused antiquities / Shows the lineage, shrewd art, to help himself seem deified / Cited as a sign of the decline in artistic capabilities |
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Portrait of Constantine
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315 AD
_____________________________ -Colossal enthroned portrait -Held an orb in his hand -Torso was probably wooden with marble venire -Returned to idealism and was shown eternally youthful -Exaggerated eyes -Emphasize his vision |
