Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
59 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Model of an Etruscan Temple -Terra cotta statues on roof -Dedicated to three most important gods -Etruscan period |
|
|
Apollo of Veii -From the roof of a temple at Veii -Etruscan period -Elfish! -No heroic nude, but archaic smile |
|
|
Tomb of the Shields and Chairs -From Cerveteri -Etruscan period -Etruscan tombs were meant to mimic a house. Corpses would be placed on the beds |
|
|
Tomb of the Hunting and Fishing -Etruscan Period -From Tarquinia -Rare example of a painting in a tomb -Three levels -Very lively |
|
|
Sarcophagus of the Married Couple -From Cerveteri -Etruscan Period -Very rare for man and woman to be pictured together in this manner until the Etruscan period -Etruscan women were a part of public life |
|
|
Wounded Chimaera -From Arezzo -Etruscan Period -Votive to Tinia |
|
|
Capitoline Wolf -From Rome -Etruscan period -Creepy babies added later |
|
|
Temple of Portunus -Roman Republic Period -Rome -Roman temple is a combo of Greek and Etruscan temples |
|
|
Sanctuaryof Fortuna Primigenia -Roman Republic Period -From Palestrina -One of the first buildings made of concrete!! Cool!! |
|
|
Opus Incertum (Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia) -Roman Republic Period -From Palestrina -Concrete!!! |
|
|
Portrait of a Patrician -From Orticoli -Roman Republic Period -Made to look like the old dudes in the Senate |
|
|
Portrait of an Old Man -From Osimo -Roman Republic Period |
|
|
Roman with Busts of His Ancestors -Roman Republic Period -From Rome -These types of statues were displayed in Patrician homes - social mobility non-existent - important what family you come from |
|
|
Portrait of a Roman General (From Sanctuary of Hercules) -From Tivoli -Roman Republic Period -Physical strength displayed -No public nudity in Rome, but embraced it artistically |
|
|
House of the Faun -From Pompeii -Roman Republic Period -Largest house in Pompeii, took up a whole city block |
|
|
Alexander Mosaic (from the House of the Faun) -From Pompeii -Roman Republic Period -One of the largest, most lavish mosaics to survive the ancient period -Might be a copy of a Greek mosaic from 4th c. BC |
|
|
First Style Wall Painting in the Samnite House -From Herculaneum -Roman Republic Period -First style is basic bitch |
|
|
Samnite House -From Herculaneum -Roman Republic Period |
|
|
Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor -From Boscoreale -Roman Republic Period -Vacation villa |
|
|
Bedroom (Cubiculum) - Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor -From Boscoreale -Paintings are in second style -Second style acts like the walls aren't there -Roman Republic Period |
|
|
Second Style Painting - Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor -From Boscoreale -Architecture -Attempt of depth -Roman Republic Period |
|
|
Villa of the Mysteries -Suburban villa, not vacation -From Pompeii -No one knows exactly what was done here, hence the mysteries -Roman Republic Period |
|
|
Fresco - Villa of the Mysteries (Room 5) -From Pompeii -Roman Republic Period -Scene of Dinonysian worship (very scandalous and illegal) |
|
|
Villa of Agrippa - Cubiculum -From Boscotrecase -Roman Republic Period -Third style - large expanses of one color with a fragile architecture outline and little detailed scenes |
|
|
Atrium of the House of the Vettii -From Pompeii -Owned by the Vettii brothers - wealthy freed slaves -Roman Republic Period |
|
|
Fresco of Pentheus (from the House of the Vettii) -Roman Republic Period -From Pompeii -Myth relating to hubris |
|
|
Frescos a Triclinium (dining room) (from the House of the Vettii) -From Pompeii -Roman Republic Period -Fourth style - acknowledges the walls, big painting like things |
|
|
Fresco of Priapus (from the House of the Vettii) -From Pompeii -Roman Republic Period -Scare your guests with a giant penis! -Romans had a raunchy sense of humor |
|
|
Portrait of Julius Caesar -From Egypt -Caesar wanted to present himself as different from the senate - hence the totally different look -Roman Republic Period |
|
|
The Orator -Found near Perugia -Roman Republic Period -Bronze allowed for outstretched arm -Orating was a big thing in Rome, you would speak and try to convince people you were right and the bomb and stuff |
|
|
Ara Pacis Augustae -From Rome -Early Roman Empire Period -Made for peace (pac = peace) -Augustus wanted to make Greece the new Athens |
|
|
South Frieze - Ara Pacis -From Rome -Early Roman Empire Period -Look at Barbarians and Princes article -Procession of Agrippa |
|
|
Augustus of Prima Porta -From Prima Porta -Early Roman Empire Period -Very Greek in style -Armor - returning of the Standards -Augustus got the standards back through diplomacy |
|
|
Portrait of Livia -From Egypt -Early Roman Empire Period -Looks like Augustus - propaganda - like Mentukara and his wife |
|
|
Maison Carrée -From Nîmes, France -Early Roman Empire Period -Typical Roman temple, dedicated to Gaius and Lucius and their deification |
|
|
Pont du Gard -Near Nîmes, France -Early Roman Empire Period -Sandstone aquaduct -Imperialism -Made it good to be apart of Rome |
|
|
Portrait of Nero -From Rome -No one liked Nero -Early Roman Empire Period |
|
|
Domus Aurea (Nero's Golden House) -Architects: Severus and Celer -From Rome -Early Roman Empire Period -Nero had this giant ass complex just for himself in the center of the effing city |
|
|
Colossal Statue of Nero (from Nero's Golden House) -Architects: Severus and Celer -From Rome -Early Roman Empire Period -This is why no one effing liked Nero |
|
|
Domus Aurea -Architects: Severus and Celer -From Rome -Early Roman Empire Period -One of the earliest concrete domes |
|
|
Portrait of Vespasian -From Rome -Early Roman Empire (Flavian) Period -Vespasian comes from a plebeian family!!! |
|
|
The Colosseum -From Rome -Early Roman Empire (Flavian) Period -Tallest structure in Rome when it was built -Seated 45,000-55,000 |
|
|
Arch of Titus -From the Roman Forum (Rome) -Early Roman Empire (Flavian) Period -Built by Titus' brother and successor - Domitian -Triumphoral arch -Commemorates Titus' victory in the Jewish wars |
|
|
Triumph of Titus (from the Arch of Titus) -From the Roman Forum (Rome) -Early Roman Empire (Flavian) Period -Details the......triumph....of.....Titus |
|
|
Spoils from Jerusalem (from the Arch of Titus) -From the Roman Forum (Rome) -Early Roman Empire (Flavian) Period -Menorahs - triumph of religion -Romans had problems with monotheistic religions |
|
|
Bust of Trajan -Rome -High Roman Empire Period -Trajan was born in Spain, but adopted by Roman emperor |
|
|
Forum of Trajan -Architect: Apollodorus of Demascus -From Rome -High Roman Empire Period -Dedicated in honor of victory in the Dacian wars |
|
|
Column of Trajan (from the Forum of Trajan) -Rome -High Roman Empire Period -Tall register depicts logistical aspects of Dacian wars -Trajan and his wife's ashes are inside |
|
|
Portrait of Hadrian -Rome -High Roman Empire Period -Brought back the beard! - Wanted to be connected to the Greeks |
|
|
The Pantheon -Rome -High Roman Empire Period -Geometric -Incredibly intricate dome |
|
|
Column of Antoninus Pius -Rome -High Roman Empire Period -Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina - winged figure is personification of eternity |
|
|
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius -From Rome -High Roman Period -Made of bronze and gilded with gold - ooooh |
|
|
Portrait of Septimius Severus and Family -From Egypt -Late Roman Empire Period -Caracalla is the one little boy, had his brother's faces removed from everything and he killed his bro, :( |
|
|
Portrait of Caracalla -From Rome (?) -Late Roman Empire Period -Psychological portraiture |
|
|
Baths of Caracalla -Rome -Late Roman Empire Period -Romans did effing everything at these mothereffing baths |
|
|
The Tetrarchs -Now in Venice, from Constantinople -Late Roman Empire Period -Simplified human forms -Ruled over the four portions of Rome - Augustus was the older ones and Caesars were the younger ones |
|
|
Colossal Head of Constantine -Rome (Basilica Nova) -Late Roman Empire Period -Head alone is 8' tall |
|
|
Basilica Nova -Rome -Late Roman Empire Period -Constantine built it |
|
|
Arch of Constantine -Rome -Late Roman Empire Period -Reuses sculptures from Trajan, Hadrian, and Marcus Aurelius along with new sculpture |
