1. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Roman Art
Architecture
and
engineering
Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. Roman
Architecture

3. Model of Rome

4. Characteristics During the Republic – Temple Architecture:
blended Etruscan & Greek features.
emphasis on the front of the building.
example: Temple of Fortuna Virilis.

5. Temple of “Fortuna Virilis”

6. Characteristics CONCRETE:
created a revolution in architectural design.
create larger, heavier buildings. * example: The Sanctuary of Fortuna Palestrina.

7. Sanctuary of Fortuna Palestrina

8. Model of Roman Forum

9. Model of Trajan’s
Forum

10. Characteristics ARCH & VAULT: Coliseum Race Track – Circus Maximus
Public Baths
Amphitheaters

11. Triumphal Arch of Titus

12. Arch of Constantine

13. Barrel or “Tunnel” Vault
Windows can be placed at any point.
These vaults require buttressing to counter-act the downward thrust of weight.

14. Groin Vault
Also called a cross vault.
Needs less buttressing.

15. Multi Groin Vaults
A series of groin vaults can have open lateral arches that form Clerestories.
Windows that allow light into the interior of churches.
These concrete windows are fireproof [an important consideration since many early churches burned!]

16. Early Roman Amphitheater
Seats about 20,000

17. Roman Theater

18. Theater of Marcellus

19. Roman Coliseum

20. Roman Coliseum

21. Interior of the Coliseum
Arena is Latin for the sand, coating the floor that soaks up the blood of the combatants.

22. Circus Maximus
300,000 seat capacity!

23. Roman Bath in England

24. Characteristics DOME:
Basilicas - Large and relatively open space examples: ► Pantheon ► early Christian churches

25. Cylindrical Dome
With the dome, the Romans could surpass earlier cultures by their ability to span space.
Light enters through the oculus on top.

26. The Pantheon Plans

27. The Pantheon

28. Pantheon’s Dome

29. The Pantheon Interior

30. Painting by Giovanni Paolo Pannini (18c)
The Pantheon Interior
Painting by Giovanni Paolo Pannini (18c)

31. Roman
Engineering

32. Innovative Engineering Techniques
Roads – macadam
Aqueducts
Arch Bridge

33. Via Appia
All roads lead to Rome!

34. Roman Aqueduct

35. Aqueduct in Segovia

36. Roman Arch Bridge in Spain

37. Hadrian’s Wall in Britain

38. Roman
Sculpture

39. Characteristics of Roman Sculpture
Collectors and copiers of Greek works [more idealistic].
Categories:
Portrait sculpture
Statues
Paintings & mosaics
Relief sculptures
More realism [show the wrinkles, the bulges, and ageing!]

40. Original created by the Greek sculptor, Polyclitus, 5c BCE
Roman Copy of Greek Art
Original created by the Greek sculptor, Polyclitus, 5c BCE

41. Republican Couple
Realistic portraits – like Hellenistic Greek style.

42. Portraits of Emperors
Nero
Hadrian
Julius Caesar
Marcus Aurelius

43. Mosaics on a Roman Villa Floor

44. Roman Citizens

45. Column Of
Trajan

46. Base Relief Legionnaires on Trajan’s Column

47. Roman Sarcophagus
Marble base relief – Etruscan influence?

48. Roman
Frescoes

49. Roman Villa

50. House in Herculaneum

51. Frescoes on aVilla’s Walls

52. Roman
Crafts

53. Roman Crafts
Ivory Cameo
1c BCE glass bowl
Gold earrings

54. Greek and
roman
art and architecture
are all around us

55. Jefferson Memorial

56. Lincoln Memorial

57. The US Capitol Building

58. Statue of Justice US Supreme Court Building

59. Federal Court Building in NYC

60. Metropolitan Museum of Art

61. Statue of Liberty