Art Quiz 5/12/25

Chesterton Academy of St. Joseph Freshman

This was invented in Rome and allowed for bigger/better creations

concrete

Theatre of Pompey was dedicated to ______

venus victix & his victories in battle

The thatre complex of pompey was possible b/c of ___________

concrete

The theatre complex of pompey had a large _________ to increase public favor

garden

Conquering _____________ in the 2nd century makes a lot of people love their art, especially their statues

Greece

Successful military/political leaders have statues of them in the _________

Forum

The statues in the Roman forum no longer exist because they were made of ________ and were melted into coins/weapons

bronze

Portrait sculpture of Brutus has the following features

strong features, firm brow, short beard

The portraits and statues form the Roman republic have men with these features

old, wrinkled, warty, bald

Overly realistic portraits in the era of the republic are colled _________ by scholars

veristic

during the reign of Augustus Caesar, _______ _______ _______ was the primary patron of the arts

the royal family

Augustus of Primaporta has a weird baby thing on his statue that represents this

that he is descended form the gods

Portraits at the time of Augustus Caesar move from overly realistic to ________ and _________ _________

ageless, idealized, beauty

Livia drusilla had a modest hairstyle while…

Domitia Longina had a very fanciful, large hairstyle

This was one example of an arch that was used to show triumphs

Arch of Titus

The Arches of Rome, including the Arch of Titus were similar to the ________

Lamassu

The Arch of Titus features the sacking of ________

Jerusalem

the forum became a place for _____________ to honor the past ______________ of Rome & also the roman gods

pilgrims, rulers

Caryatids

columns shaped like people

The Trajan used statues of ______________ form the Dacian Wars as columns in a bit of the forum

captives

The ___________ was the first permanent amphitheater in Rome

Colosseum

The Colosseum was created by ___________ for gladitorial games

Vespian

Vespian’s son, _________, finished the Colosseum

Titus

When the Colosseum was finished, they had _______ days of games

100

The colosseum was so massive because it was made of this

concrete

The Colosseum was ___________ feet tall, _______ feet __________ inches long, ____feet, ___________ inches wide & could hold from ______________________ people

159, 616, 9, 511, 11, 45,000-50,000

The funeral relief of Tibnan shows the reach of the empire through the subtle way she ______ _____ _______ _________

Holds back her veil

Holding back a veil in sculptures ( such as the relief of Tibnan) shows this

fidelity to all Romans

In the relief of Tibnan, the ______, ____________, and ______________ itself show that the woman is an elite member of Palmyrene society

headdress, large eyes, relief