The establishment of Roman portraiture is distinguished by stylistic cycle, which in most cases represents idealizing factor. The Romans have been using artistic works to communicate to the public on issues related to politics, governance and even economy. Therefore, the manuscript intends to discuss and analyze artistic works of Augustus in relation to nature of Roman Imperial art.
Firstly, it is important to state that Augustus was the emperor that waged the most effective artistic campaigns compared to other emperors such as Vespasian as well as Constantine. In his artistic campaign, Augustus used the opportunity to spread the message of marriage and child bearing. Augustus's message was to promote …show more content…
A.D. 14–37 included mythological references indicating that he was connected to some gods such as Apollo. Augustus used the portrait to convince people that he was the legal heir to the throne following the death of Julius Caesar. Indeed, the portrait was served as propaganda to Augustus as well as the entire Roman Empire at large. Markedly, the portrait was a propagandistic tool that Emperor Augustus intended to use in misleading the entire Roman Community.
Augustus public Sculpture Augustus public sculpture of female personification was indeed a representation of propaganda not only to him but the entire Roman community at large. The sculpture included a woman with two babies on her lap, animals, and other two individuals. The woman with the babies is surrounded by a bountiful earth with people and animals co-existing peacefully. Notably, Augustus used the sculpture to represent peace, equity as well as a place of the woman in the society. This was a complete propaganda as it failed to show exactly what was going on in the society at that particular …show more content…
Importantly, the eclectic nature of art involved veristic as well as classicizing methods. These methods were easily used since every imperial dynasty sought to emphasize on particular factors regarding representation in an effort to legalize their authority or associate themselves with the respected predecessor. Additionally, the Eclectic nature of Roman imperial art also included stylistic stages that functioned to push the medium towards future artistic improvements and innovations.
Without a doubt, Byzantine art depended on a number of traditions as part of regulations and laws governing artistic work and participation in the society. Importantly, classicizing idealization was the most common tradition that Byzantine art was defined with. The tradition widely enabled the artists to legitimize their authority by visually linking one’s activities with their predecessors. Importantly, it is of great importance to state that Byzantine art also depended on traditions of republican standards, which was introduced by a shift in the political