Classics midterm 2

[DATE] Portrait of Livia

4 CE

Portrait of Livia

[DATE] Porticus of Octavia

27-23 BCE

Porticus of Octavia

[SEMI-VOCAB] Nodus

Bun at the center of the forehead / top of the head, a popular style in the late Republic

[DATE] Funerary relief of the Gessii

30-20 BCE

Funerary relief of the Gessii

[DATE] Tomb of the Baker

30-20 BCE

Tomb of the Baker

[DATE] Monument of the Julii

30-20 BCE

Monument of the Julii

[DATE] Harbor at Caesarea

22-15 BCE

no image, just be aware (water)

Harbor at Caesarea

[DATE] Second style architectural painting in the Villa at Oplontis

Mid First Century BCE

Second style architectural painting in the Villa at Oplontis

[DATE] Third style wall painting in the Villa of Boscotrecase

10 BCE

Third style wall painting in the Villa of Boscotrecase

[DATE] House of the Vettii

62-79 CE

House of Vettii

[DATE] House of the Painters at Work

79 CE

House of the Painters at work

[DATE] House of the Chaste Lovers

62-79 CE

House of the Chaste Lovers

[DATE] The Colosseum

70-80 CE

The Colosseum

[DATE] Arch of Titus

81 CE

Arch of Titus

[DATE] The Cancelleria Relief

93-96 CE

The Cancelleria Relief

[DATE] Forum of Trajan

106-113 CE

Forum of Trajan

Column of Trajan

[DATE] Column of Trajan

106-113 CE

[DATE] Pantheon

110-128 CE

Pantheon

[VOCAB] arena

the fighting area in an ancient theater

[VOCAB] cavea

the seating area in an ancient theater

[VOCAB] dado

a painted middle space on a wall that was often divided into three sections.

[VOCAB] fresco

a painting technique that involves applying pigment to wet plaster

[VOCAB] First Style Painting

Masonry style, plaster is molded and painted to imitate ashlar masonry - 2nd century BCE

[VOCAB] Second Style Painting

Realistic paintings, often architectural, with figural compositions between painted columns or doors - Mid First Century BCE

[VOCAB] Third Style Painting

Decorative style with great attention to detail and refined technique frequently framed “paintings” and “pendant paintings” with mythological subjects - 20 BCE – 79 CE

[VOCAB] Fourth Style Painting

Combo of Second and Third

styles, Delicate architecture but

layered spaces, Subjects and perspective

take on fantastical quality, Framed mythological

panels, Crowded, “overburdened”

with decorative elements - 62-79 CE

[VOCAB] testudo

battle formation, take of the shape of a tortoise/turtle using the shields