Etruscans

The mural on the left shows an Etruscan tomb, more specifically it shows young men and women frolicking in a lively and colorful way. The reasoning for this type of decoration inside the tomb is to promise that life after death will be fun, and lively, and happy for those buried in the tomb. The theme in the left tomb is supposed to show dancing and happiness of both men and women in hopes that the paintings represent the afterlife of those people buried there. The image on the right…

Chapter 8 – The Art of the Etruscans Q1. We can only interpret what the Etruscans were like through what’s left of their art and architecture. There is not a huge emphasis on gods in their art the way there is in other civilizations. They also seemed to place higher value on women. Wives participated in public life and frequented banquets with their husbands. Their personal belongings had inscriptions, suggesting that they were literate. Etruscan artists frequently depict myths where women…

Art from Greek and Etruscan can tell us about how women relative positions women play in each culture. In Greek, women were viewed as inferiority to males while women in Etruscan were viewed as equal. This can be seen throughout Greek art that women in not play a big role. The Peplos Kore were female figures in the archaic period. The kore was usually clothed. The counterpart to the kore was the kouros which was a male figure. The kouros instead of being clothed were nude. Researchers speculate…

focused on the Etruscan culture and their contribution to ancient art and its development. The Etruscan’s were a small, but powerful force of people who greatly impacted early Rome. Sadly, they are not given as much credit as due, because not much of their literature or works have survived. However, what has survived shows a brilliant and inventive culture that greatly impacted the surrounding civilizations. While the Greeks focused more on creating art for the living. The Etruscans, similar to…

cultures with very opposing views regarding the roles and portrayal of women are the Etruscans and the Greeks, specifically the Athenians. It is difficult to discern what is true about the Etruscans, because many of the ancient sources about them are from the Greeks, who had a very biased view of Etruscan life. However, we can use this apparent bias to show how the Greeks thought women should behave. The Etruscan culture dominated west-central Italy throughout the archaic period. They often…

that lived many years ago. With what we found in the tombs of the Etruscans tells us a lot of how they lived and what they believed in. The Etruscans had an obsession with the burial of their dead. This tells us a lot of how they thought and how they perceived death. Historians learned a lot about this ancient civilization from inscriptions and what they discovered in many of the Etruscan tombs. There are many known Etruscan tombs that were found from ancient Italy. The tombs were known…

Etruscans are often viewed as the “proto-Romans”, but is it true? Well considering that the Etruscans were a rich society that favored the arts and trade. As well as being a civilization that made some ground breaking work in architectures, I would say calling them “proto-Romans” would not be that far off. Though with that said, considering how close they were in proximity to early Rome and how similar their art and architecture was to the Roman styles it might not be so much that they were…

impact of Greek and Etruscan influence on early Roman society. The Greek and Etruscan had many different influences on Roman society. Although the Greeks influenced the Etruscans they both promoted different aspects to roman society. The Etruscans ruled much of North Italy, while the Greeks established town in South Italy. With the knowledge and information that the Greeks and Etruscans provided to the Romans really influenced the Roman society and what Italy is today. The Etruscans were…

progression in its culture and wealth. These advancements are mirrored in the art of the Romans. Beginning with the Etruscans, up until the Late Roman Empire, the depths of the Roman culture and the amount of wealth which they possessed, grew rapidly and immensely. This early art expresses the Roman divergence from the cultures which they were once heavily influenced by. The Etruscan Apollo of Veii, made in five hundred BCE shows just how much the early Romans were influenced by both the…

The artwork that I chose is Edgar Degas’ portrait titled “Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery” (1879-1880). This is a portrait made with “soft-ground etching, dry point, aquatint, and etching with dimensions of 10 9/16 X 9 1/8 in” (Degas). What makes this work a form of japonisme is the overall feel. Degas’ choice of mediums have a special effect that creates a japonisme feeling. The line quality and asymmetrical composition has a lot of characteristics of Japanese art. The subject…