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Interior of the Tomb of Legends in Tarquinia 480 BCE Etruscan Art one of many grave sites in Tarquinia, displaying a dinner party with both men and women present |
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Sarcophogas with Reclining Couple from Cerveteri c. 520 BCE Etruscan Art shows that women were treated slightly more fairly (they could go to parties) |
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Aplu (Apollo) 500 BCE Etruscan Art signs of wet drapery look with an archaic smile |
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Capitoline Wolf 500 BCE Etruscan Art depicts the she-wolf that raised Remus and Romulus |
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Man with Portrait Busts of his Ancestors c. 25 BCE Roman Republic shows the importance early Roman aristocrats placed on their ancestory |
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Head of a Roman Patrician 50 BCE Roman Republic displays the veristic style common to the Roman Republic in which all details are included |
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Second Style Wall Painting from Villa of Agrippa Postmus, Boscoreale, Architectureal View of the City c. 10 BCE Roman Republic walls are painted to appear as thought the walls do not exist, signs of basic linear perspective |
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Third Style Wall Painting from Villa of Agrippa Postumus, Boscoreale c. 10 BCE Roman Republic first signs of abstraction as it is ornamental and meant only for pleasure of the eye |
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Portrait of Augustus at Primaporta c. 20 BCE Early Roman Empire signals with hand rather than sword, meaning power of speech, not of force |
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Ara Pacis Augustae, detail of female personification c. 10 BCE Early Roman Empire the female figure is thought to personify Mother Earth (Gaia) and to symbolize the stability of the Empire |
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Pont-du-Gard in Nimes, France c. 16 BCE Early Roman Empire displays the technical knowledge and mastery the Romans had |
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Arch of Titus in Rome 81 CE Early Roman Empire a commemoration to Titus after his death in 81 CE |
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Facade of the Colosseum in Rome 80 CE Early Roman Empire each level contained different styles of columns |
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Column of Trajan in Rome 112 CE High Roman Empire contains ba relief sculptures depicting Trajan's two victories over the Dacians |
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Portrait Bust of Hadrian 130 CE High Roman Empire Hadrian had studied art history, and commissioned his bust to resemble the Greek style |
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Pantheon in Rome 120 CE High Roman Empire one of the largest domes at the time, it was a temple dedicated to all of the gods |
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Equestrian Monument of Marcus Aurelius c. 175 CE High Roman Empire shows Marcus guiding the people (the horse) rather than trying to control them |
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Catacomb of Saints Peter and Marcellinus, Rome, (The Good Shepard, story of Jonah, and Orants) 315 CE Early Christian Art depicts Christ in the center as a good shepard |
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The Good Shepard 275 CE Early Christian Christ depicted as a humble peasant taking care of the people (the lamb) |
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Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus 359 CE Early Christian Art depicts both pagan and christian figures, as Junius converted on his deathbed to avoid angering Roman gods |
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Christ as Sol Invictus from the Mausoleum of the Julii, Rome 280 CE Early Christian Art one of the first images of clear christian figures found in mausoleums but he is depicted as a pagan god |
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Masuoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, (Christ as the Good Shepard) c. 425 CE Byzantine Art a non-classical and regal representation of christ |
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The Archangel Michael ca. 525 CE Byzantine Art non-classical with skewed proportions and impossible linear perspective to show that angels don't follow physical restraints |
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Anthemus of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople c. 530 CE Byzantine Art largest domed structure in the ancient world |
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Emperor Justinian and his Attendants, San Vitale, Ravenna c. 547 CE Byzantine Art Maximilian, who actually oversaw the construction is subtlety placed in front of Justinian |
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Virgin and Child Enthroned between Saints and Angels c. 600 CE Byzantine Art a piece that displays Mary as the mother of god as well as Christ |
