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"Still Life With Peaches" Roman 62 BC
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First occurrence of still life painting in Western Europe.
Highly technical and skilled illusion painting - water is being slightly refracted and the red background color is slightly altered |
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"Pont-du-Gard" Roman 16 BC
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Aqueduct
Like a "bridge" for the water Built in pieces - it's own weight holds itself together. Built to withstand both the river and the wind (Venturi Effect) Designed so the water would naturally flow. |
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Colosseum
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Amphitheater used to entertain the masses.
Exterior engineering innovations: 1) Decorative engaged (half) columns 2)Arches to support the weight 3)reinforced concrete these allowed for the open structure so well engineered that the whole place could be emptied in 15 minutes. roof of the first level - unusual vaulting. wedge shaped arches. (used cross-barrel vaulting) |
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"Arch of Titus Reliefs" Roman 81 AD
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Beginning of historical and structural narrative
Spoils of Jerusalem - sent the armies to put down the rebellion of the Israelis Shows the victorious armies parading through Rome and showing off their spoils |
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"Column of Trajan" Roman 112 AD
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Spiral band of relief
Erected to celebrate his victory over the Dacians (Romanians) Commemorates a specific event Very shallow relief, but still tried to maintain Roman style depth Shallow because of visual acuity (if it had been deep, the details would have faded into the shadows) Contains more than150 "episodes" without a vertical break |
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"Pantheon" Roman 118 AD
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"Temple of all gods"
Romans preferred round temples and open space oculus - the eye, the portal between the worlds Vaulting- dome, reinforced concrete, coffered dome (panels) - 1) lightened the weight 2) creates visual interest 3)causes your eyes to follow up |
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"Augustus Primaporta" Roman 1st c. AD
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Blend of Roman and classical Greek
Roman -- arm- stentorian (a gesture of command, like addressing the troops or a crowd) Breastplate - reliefs related to the Pax Romana (Pax = Peace) Face - stern expression staff of power Greek -- contraposto pose sense of realism of the human body small figure of Eros (cupid, messenger of the gods) showed that he is a "deity" |
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"Good Shepherd" catacomb painting Early Christian 4th c.
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Catacombs - underground tombs, also built chapels so that christians could freely worship
Ceiling of chapel Strong resemblance to Roman (pagan) art. all artists were trained in the Roman way and because of the new religion, they weren't sure how to represent the deity forms the shape of a tau story of Jonah - parallel to story of the life of Christ standing figures - 4 apostles gesture of epiphany (orans gesture) alternates between old and new testament |
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Santa Maria Antiqua Sarcophagus Early Christian c. 270
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Roman influences
divided into three sections 1)Old testament (jonah) 2) Roman poet and muse OR the man and his wife reading the old testament, gesture of epiphany 3)Christ as good shepherd cChrist as a young boy John the baptist - looks like Zeus Continuous narrative |
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Old St. Peter's
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Basilica - multipurpose building
courtroom vendors, money changers, displayed trophies of war, soldiers exercised there in rain Crossing - where the nave and the transcept meet above the nave - highest roof |
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San Vitale
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Round style church
eastern branch of christianity (orthodox) liked moasics to decorate their churches Not much Roman realism - more Greek |
