Etruscans

Veii

________: one of Romes first cities, southern most city of Etruria.

Main 3 Etruscan Gods

Jupiter, Juno, Minerva

Augur

Etruscan Priest

staff

Lituus (wooden w/ a curved end)

Veii

one of Romes first cities, southern most city of Etruria

Vulca of Veii

One of the most famous Etruscan artist

Apollo from Portonaccio Temple, 510-500 BC by Vulca

Terracotta, Archaic facial features, more movement, clothed*Etruscan

Tomb of the Reliefs, Cerveteri, 3rd Century BC

Main Etruscan building Material

Tufa

Tufa

limestone, becomes hard due to contact with air, blue/green/gray/brown

Trompe L'oeil

Objects that appear to be real but aren't, "to deceive the eye"

Sarcophagus from Cerveteri, ca 520 BC

banqueting piece, not much care of realistic proportions/naturality

Tomb of Hunting & Fishing, ca 530-520 BC

2 chambers: main and anti, Many frescoes, no real sadness depicted

Tomb of the Lionesses, Tarquinia, ca 520 BC

trompe l'oeil pillars painted in, naked dancers using Apotropaic hand signs

Why were Eggs depicted so often

Eggs were used to show the beginning for life, making Etruscan culture seem to be more optimistic

Tomb of Orcus, 4th Century BC

Achilles and Trojan Captives, Francois Tomb, Vulci, 4th-1st Century BC

Achilles slays Hector, and sacrifices captives to the shade of Patroclus

Charun

Etruscan God of Death, blue skin, bringer of Death

Capitoline Wolf, Rome, ca 500-400 BC

Romulus and Remus added later, true creation date debated

Mars of Todi, Early 4th Century BC

not contrapposto, clothed, pouring bowl to seal a prayer, aloof, made of bronze

Etruscans preferred sculpture material

Bronze

Aule Metele ( Arringatore ), Cortona, early 1st century BC

Etruscan by birth but becoming Roman, iconic Roman hand out pose, piece signifies a transition in culture

Mirror with Calchas, Praeneste, ca 400 BC

Hand mirror, Convex surface for reflection, Greek seer Calchas etched into the back

Bronze Liver Model, Piacenza, 3rd Century BC

4 quadrants, each in respect to 1 god

Novios Plautios (artist), Ficoroni Cista, Praeneste, late 4th Century BC

Made in Rome, frieze derived from Greek painting, Jason's quest to fetch the golden fleece