Roman Art And Architecture -- Exam 2

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Amphitheater, Pompeii

Built around 80 BC

Hint 1

the earliest Roman amphitheatre known to have been built of stone.

built before the colosseum.

built by private funds.

same style as Flavian with exceptional crowd control.

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House of Menander
atrium
Pompeii

(late 1st century BC)

Hint 2

located in the center of the city.

Corinthian columns and engaged columns were added at the entrance of the tablinium.

decorated in the latest, fourth style frescos.

In the atrium were scenes from the Nile.

used for more then just a house, but also a place of business.

compluvium - center hole that feeds the water and brings light to the atrium

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Forum Baths
Caldarium
Pompeii

80 BC

Hint 3

layout like many other roman baths.

it has hallow walls to allow for heat

reticulatum in building style

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House of Julius Felix
Triclinium
Pompeii

Hint 4

Roman Villa.

multiple family units inside like apartments.

after the earthquake of 62 she converted the villa into apartments.

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Large Theater
Pompeii

(2nd century B.C)

Hint 5

Greek theatres in that the architectural structure adapts to the natural inclination of the terrain.

hold up to 5,000 spectators.

not the classical roman structure with the scanea frons and orchestra.

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House of the Vetti
Peristyle
Pompeii

Hint 6

best examples of Fourth style paintings.

Classic roman layout with atrium, tablinum and peristyle

very elaborate in design

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Thermapolium
Herculaneum

Hint 7

commercial establishment where it was possible to purchase ready-to-eat food.

Roman restaurant.

small room with a distinctive masonry counter in the front.

Dolia is where they sold dried fruits.

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House of Diana
Ostia

Hint 8

Apartment block - insulae.

People were forced to live there because of increase in population.

richer you are the lower you lived.

more standards in building laws

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Reconstruction drawing
Aerial view of Ostia harbor

42 AD

Hint 9

Claudis built the harbor.

he built a canal that linked the harbor to the tiber river.

center for trade.

important for trade in rome.

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Theater, Ostia

4th century BC

Hint 10

classical roman theater layout.

-scanea from

-cavea

-orchestra

there was a templw in the courtyard.

bult in the augustan era

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First Style

House of Sallust, Pompeii

(200 BC)

Hint 11

The First Style is, colorful patchwork walls of brightly painted faux-marble.

Each rectangle of painted “to look like marble” was connected by stucco mouldings that added a three-dimensional effect.

simple in design Hellenistic.

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First Style

Samnite House, Herculaneum

200 BC

Hint 12

The First Style is, colorful patchwork walls of brightly painted faux-marble. Each rectangle of painted “to look like marble” was connected by stucco mouldings that added a three-dimensional effect.simple in design Hellenistic.

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Second Style

Cubiculum

Villa at Boscoreale

Hint 13

see essay 4

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Second Style

Cubiculum

Villa at Boscoreale

Hint 14

see essay 4

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Second Style

Cubiculum

Villa at Boscoreale

Hint 15

see essay 4

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Third Style

Villa at Boscotrecase

Hint 16

see essay 4

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Third Style

Villa at Boscotrecase

Hint 17

see essay 4

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Third Style, detail

Villa at Boscotrecase

Hint 18

see essay 4

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Second Style

Oplontis

Hint 19

see essay 4

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Second Style

Oplontis (detail)

Hint 20

see essay 4

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Villa of the Mysteries

Room of the Mysteries Frieze

Pompeii (40 BC)

Hint 21

second style, it tells a story of a women being initiated into a religious cult.

uses the megalographic narrative - telling a story.

they make eye contact with each other.

cult of Dionysus.

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Villa of the Mysteries

Room of the Mysteries Frieze

Pompeii (detail)

Hint 22

She seems scared and has fear in her eyes.

she is reacting with what she sees on the other side of the wall.

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Villa of the Mysteries

Room of the Mysteries Frieze

Pompeii (detail)

Hint 23

the naked women is about to be whipped while the other is dancing.

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Villa of the Mysteries

Room of the Mysteries Frieze

Pompeii (detail)

Hint 24

dionysus is depicted here with his lover.

shown in a relaxed position, who is drunk

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Third Style

House of Lucretius Fronto

Pompeii

Hint 25

see essay 4

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Fourth Style

Pentheus Room

House of the Vetti

Pompeii

Hint 26

see essay 4

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Fourth Style

Ixion Room
House of the Vetti, Pompeii

Hint 27

see essay 4

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Fourth Style

Domus Aurea

Rome

Hint 28

see essay 4

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Alexander Mosaic

Exedra

House of the Faun, Pompeii

(100 BC)

Hint 29

tesserae - made of small stones.

battle scene.

Alexander vs Darius

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Arch of Titus

Forum Romanum, Rome

(81 CE)

Hint 30

Built by Domnatius for titus death.

titus died young.

triumphal arches.

gateway to forum.

after the destruction of the domus area became free space for the people.

made of greek and italian marble

greek and Italian sculpture

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"Spoils Panel"

Arch of Titus

Forum Romanum

Rome

Hint 31

spoils of the jewish wars in Jerusalem.

Flavian illusionism - 3D

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"Triumph Panel"

Arch of Titus

Forum Romanum

Rome

Hint 32

shows the triumph of the the wars in Rome.

Victory.

Flavian illusionism - 3D

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Cancelleria Reliefs

"Profectio of Domitian"

93-95 CE

Hint 33

bas-reliefs.

events from the life of Domitian and the history of the Flavian dynasty.

tool of propaganda, after domnote memore they changed his face with nerva's

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Vespasian

Copenhagen Museum

75 CE

Hint 34

Verisic in style

very different form nero before him wants to be different.

big forehead, wrinkles, small mouth

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Domitian, bronze

Copenhagen Museum

(81 - 96 CE)

Hint 35

Very young when he gets to power

Receives Damnatio Memoriae

Not gifted military commander.

Youthful craziness to his portraiture

a lot different then his father vespasian.

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Portrait of a Flavian Woman

Rome

Hint 36

revolutionary use of the drill, and female portraiture of the period is renowned for it elaborate corkscrew hairstyes - chiaroscuro

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Colosseum ("Flavian Amphitheater")

Rome

Interior

Hint 37

Hypogeum is the underground part.

essay 2

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Colosseum ("Flavian Amphitheater")

Rome

Exterior

Hint 38

essay 2

Use Doric → Ionic → Corinthian

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Aerial view of Arles (Gaul) theater and amphitheater

Hint 39

romanized town.

entertainment district

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"Maison Caree"

Nimes (Gaul)

Hint 40

just like temple of portions

pseudoperipteral

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Amphitheater

Nimes (Gaul)

Hint 41

Flavian style amphitheater

flipping of the order doric above of corinthian

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Pont du Gard

Nimes (Gaul)

20-16 BC

Hint 42

built by agrippa.

opus quadratum - large block construction.

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Arch of Tiberius

Orange (Gaul)

35 BC

Hint 43

first real tipple arch

similar to the arch of Augusts

victory in gaul

shows spoils of war

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Theater

Interior

Orange (Gaul)

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Amphitheater

Exterior

Arles (Gaul)

Hint 45

Flavian in style cavea

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Temple of Augustus and LIvia

Vienne (Gaul)

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Roman Baths

Bath (England)

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Aerial View of Castrum

Housesteads (England)

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Theater Scaenae Frons

Merida (Spain)

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Reconstruction drawing

Aerial view of Merida (Spain)

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Aqueduct

Segovia (Spain)

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Reconstruction drawing

Aerial view of Xatem (Germany)