Roman 18-24

Front 1

Still Life of peaches
S: detail of wall paintings, peaches
T: before 79 ce
A: unknown
M: fresco
P: Naples (?)
S: Ancient, Roman

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S: uses modeling to create lifelike, 3D objects, reflections off glass and water

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Ixiom room fresco
S: Greek mythological scene, various framed panel paintings
T: rebuilt 62-79 ce
A: unknown
M: fresco
P: House of the Vettii, Pompeii,
S: Ancient, Roman

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C: shows influence of Greek culture and religion
I: religion and mythology
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S: lots of perspective and use of 2d paintings and fake architectural elements to give impression of space

Front 3

Dionysis Mystery Frieze
S: initiation rites of mysterious religion (cult of Bacchus?)
T: 50-30 BCE
A: unknown
M: fresco wall painting
P: House of Publius Fannius Synistor/ Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii
S: Ancient

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I: religion, perhaps shrine or meeting place for cult. Bacchus - important deity: vegetation, fertility, wine
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Front 4

Boscoreale Frescos
S: urban panorama and landscape view
T: late 1st century BCE; 50-30 BCE
A: unknown
M: frescos
P: Villa of Livia at Primaporta
S: ancient, Roman

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C: theater - masks hanging from lintels
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Front 5

Constantine the Great
S: Constantine the Great
T: 325-326 ce
A: unknown
M: marble, bronze sheets for drapery, wood frame
P: Rome
S: Ancient, traditional Roman & Tetrarch influences

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P: demonstrates Constantine's power and authority
E: wealth of Constantine - marble and bronze
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I: impress people of Rome with visible symbols of authority
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Front 6

Tetrarchs
S: the Tetrarchs
T: 300 ce
A: unknown
M: porphyry
P: made in Egypt (?), moved to St. Mark, Venice
S: tetrarchic portraiture

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P: military power, alliance - swords, military garb, embracing each other
E: wealth of patron - importing material from Egypt
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House of Hadrian
S: luxurious house of Hadrian
T: 125-135 ce
A: Hadrian, unknown architects
M: concrete
P: Tivoli, Italy
S: Ancient, Roman, Greek and Egyptian influences and components

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P: power of Hadrian
E: wealth of patron (Hadrian)
C: takes elements of all favorite places
I: decorative beauty - pools, fountains, gardens
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Front 8

Arch of Titus
S: Arch of Titus
T: 81 ce
A: unknown
M: concrete, marble facing
P: Rome, Italy
S: Ancient, Roman

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S: victorious Romans, inhabitants of Jerusalem
P: honors capture of Jerusalem in 70 BCE, triumph
E: wealth of patron
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Front 9

Basilica Nova
S: Basilica of Ulpia
T: 112 ce
A: Apollodorus of Damascus
M: concrete, marble (?)
P: Rome, Italy
S: Ancient, Roman

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E: wealth of government
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