Roman Art The Rising Power of Rome
The Greek Influence Many things copied from Greeks Imported Greek works Imported Greek artists
Roman v. Greek Sculpture Greek SculptureRoman Sculpture Idealistic portraitsRealistic portraits Designed for public monuments Designed for private purposes --to remind of specific individuals --funerary masks Sculpture of a head = incomplete Character in facial features & expressions = busts
Man of the Republic
Mural Painting Mural: a picture painted directly on a wall Attempt to reproduce the world around them Landscapes and pictures of buildings Impression of looking out a window
Bedroom from Villa of P. Fannius Synistor
Roman Architecture Temples o Columns added for decoration, not just structural support o Temples on podium or platform o Maison Carrée
Temple Complex in Palestrina To house goddess of fortune: Fortuna Primigenia Design: o Circular and semi- circular temples; terraces; arches; colonnades; staircases o Barrel vaults used to span openings
Innovations in Structure and Materials Round arch improved post and lintel construction Used a keystone (top stone of arch) = necessary to hold together Used a series of small arches to support each other
Roman Amphitheater
Innovations in Structure and Materials First to make widespread use of concrete and construct buildings on a large scale Spread of rounded arch and concrete to all civilizations conquered. Roman Bridge in Alcantara, Spain
Roman Aqueduct : combined knowledge of architectural form and engineering Range from 10 – 60 miles in length Innovations in Structure and Materials