etruscan art uni 6

Human-headed cinerary urn

• Etruscan

• 2 ft

• of Terracotta (earth-cooked) - veryyyy common

• holes in face from rafia, person had a beard and hair

• broken handles for lively arms, gold earrings

canopic urns - from egypt, not similar tho for contents since cinerary urns had ashes

Sarcophagus with Reclining Couple

• Cerveteri (necropolis)

• of Terracotta, painted

• over lifesize - fired in two pieces, larger than needed

2 ash urns found inside, display was for showing off

Drunaic smile

Tomb of the Hunting and Fishing

• @ Tarquinia

• skin convention

• symposium, super happy to be hunting and fishing

• lapis from egypt

sarcophagus and ash urns were stolen

Tomb of the Reliefs, Cerveteri

• big, fancy

• places for sarcophagi, ash urns, and places for meals were placed along the wall

• Dining room - trikline (room with three couches)

  • for dining with dead relatives

• relief sculture: person was probably a farmer - displayed as an agricultural relief with soldiers

  • Etruscans dont have a military though, so maybe mercenaries

• Cerberus = underworld

• Runkenmueger - mother god with vegetables for legs

Fibula with Orientalizing Lions

• From Regolini-Galazzi Tomb, Cerveteri, Italy

• of Gold, jewlery

• Disk, around a foot

• used at junction of shoulder to keep clothes on

• for both men [Dragons] and women [leeches]

• little ducks = priest aka- an Anger

Etruscan priests can see future through flight of birds

fibulas seem to be personal

Maker was in contact with orientalizing ensign

> Repuse`: stamping into metal

> granulation: balls of gold affixed to surface - showed sophistication of goldsmiths

Apollo from Veii

Etruscan Temple plan and acroterial sculpture

• Pre Roman/Etruscan war

• over life size

• of teracotta

• stylized, fabric doesn’t fall perfectly

• need for support from tensil strength

• archaic smile & hair = contact with greek archaic sculpture

• lots of etruscan bases

burying sculptures is part of ritual

not too much into nud!ty

Capitoline wolf - Lupa Romana

• from Rome

• around 500BC

• of Bronze, around 2ft

• symbol of foundation of Romans

• Romulus and Remus

Made by an Etruscan
common myth about the foundation of rome

L’Arringatore (The Orator)

• Etruscan/Roman

• of Bronze, around 6ft

• Found in a lake

• Example of etruscan art post roman conquer

• has toga and sandals

• tunic inscription written in Etruscan

Aule Metali