Roman Art Quiz 4

Pompeii - Portrait statue of the Priestess Eumachia 

-Eumachia built Eumachia complex

-drawing form julio-claudian models 

-feminine, motherly

Sestertius with carpentum of Agrippina Maior

-an example for other woman who want to create portraits

-align yourself with the values people want to see

-mainlining a durable official image that will not fade

Bust of a matrona in style of Agrippina Maior mid 1st C AD

-mainlining a durable official image that will not fade

Lake Albano: Marcia Furnilla ca AD 79-81

Different direction than other portraits

-imitation of a very famous portrait of aphrodite 

-imitating fame and divinity

Domus Aurea (“The Golden House”)

-A controversial thing Nero does after a large fire in rome

-a showpiece that emphasize popular art trends in Nero’s eyes

-ignores mos marium (not roman)

-displays Nero holding a victory on an orb and a branch

-Nero with radiate crown

-displays Nero holding a victory on an orb and a branch

-Nero ends his own life when people start to hate him

-very unexpected

-no more julio-claudians

-Vespasian (AD 69-79)

-has military career

-becomes the new leader of Rome

-Violently suppressed the revolt of Godiva

-relatively unknown

-no fancy lineage

-Aureus of Vespasian (ca AD 71)

-very different face from the julio-claudian line (they are oval he is square)

-older than many julio-claudian rulers

-partial veristic style

-partial realistic style (unlike nero who was ‘sun-king’)

Judaea Capta

-a reminder of how important the army is 

-reinforcement of success (suppress the Judaean war)

Rome- Templum Pacis (ca AD 75)

• “Temple of peace”

• Displays goods from jerusalem (Judaean War)

• Displays massive art collection of Nero for people to enjoy)

Flavians are responsible for “The Flavian amphitheater” (Colosseum) (72 AD)

-Orginal inscriptions indicate that this project was financed by Vespasian 

-Legitimize the flavian claim to power (a generous patron)

Domitian wearing the civic wreath (corona civica) (81-96) - naples

-Father was Vespasian and then his brother ruled

-feels inadequate (was too young to fight in the Judaean war)

-not a mentally stable person

-becomes self-indulgent and isolating

-keen to make people believe he is legitimate 

-senate has to nominate you for corona civica

Rome- Arch of Titus (ca ad 81)

-Reconstruction under Giuseppe Valadier (1824)

-Rabirius as architect?

-Domitian wants to show people he is valid by drawing a connection to his family

-Top: attic inscription: doesn’t mention Domitian but mentions his older brother Titus

-Apotheosis of titus from soffit of the arch at Arch of Titus (ca ad 81)

 -Titus becoming a god

-Domitian is related to a god

-Panel relief at the arch at Arch of Titus (ca ad 81)

-soldiers walking in the Flavian triumphal parade

Triumphal panel relief at the arch at Arch of Titus (ca ad 81)

-Titus is celebrating triumph in a triumphal parade with goddess Victory

-Domitian is using the accomplishments of his brother to display his own victory

 [Musei Vaticani] (AD 83?) - Relief A: Perfectio (departure) for campaigns against the Chatti

-too complex for the reception of the message 

-has war gods mars and minerva
-Goddess who is supporting Domitian in unexpected: An embodiment of Rome and samples from the greek depiction of the amazon warriors who are a women that fight like men

[Musei Vaticani] (AD 83?) - Relief B:  Adventus - Post-69 reconciliation of Vespasian and Domitian

-related to Vespasian’s early reign 

-reinforce the idea that Domitian is the son of Vespasian - becomes overkill