art history 2

Tomb of the Triclinium, Tarquina

Etruscan

Model of an Etruscan Temple

Etruscan

Stone base, wooden columns, mud brick, terracotta

3 spaces inside, 3 gods worshipped.

Deep porch

Apollo, Veii

Etruscan

5’11

Made of terracotta, comes from temple

Couple Sarcophagus, Cerveteri

Etruscan

Large ash urn

4ft tall, 6.5ft long

Husband and wife sharing banquet couch

Ficoroni Cista, Palestrina

Artist- Novios Plautios

Etruscan

3 gods atop

Container for wealthy woman’s cosmetics

Jason and the Argonauts on a journey

Gift given to Dindia’s daughter

Sarcophagus of Thanchvil Tarnai + Larth Tetnies, Vulci

Etruscan

Love, creation of family

Reborn into afterlife

The Orator (Aule Metele) near Perugia

Etruscan

5’7, role model, Toga, older

Head of an Elder, Scoppito

Roman (but Etruscan inspired)

Verism- portraits of older men with wrinkles

Used to honor deceased

Temple of Portunus (Fortuna Virilis), Rome

Roman

Dedicated to god of ports

Greek/ Etruscan influence - Ionic

Perfecting architecture from other civilizations, made of Concrete!!! (Quick and efficient)

Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor, Boscoreale

Roman

Fools the eye, open 3d space, theatre backdrop influence

Linear perspective

Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii

Roman

Creating stage for a narrative - Megalographia

Only human women pictured

House of the Vettii, Pompeii

Roman

Synthesis of 3 painting styles together - Synthetic

Primaporta Augustus

Roman

6ft tall, made of marble

Pax Romana- Roman peace: goddess Aurora Riding horse represents new dawn; Gaul + Hispania- Spain/France

Return of the Standards

Ara Pacis, Rome

Roman

Commemorates Rome, Pax Romana, Augustus

Made of stone, excellent carving.

Julio Claudio

Pont du Gard, Nîmes

Roman

Aqueducts - brings fresh water supply

160ft tall, representing power

Colosseum, Rome

Roman

Flavian Dynasty

Gave back land to the people, 50-55 thousand capacity

Synthesis painting

Panel from Arch of Titus, Rome

Roman

Depicts triumph (military parade)

Victoria crowns Titus

Forum of Trajan, Rome

Architects: Apollodorus + Damascus

Roman

Libraries for Latin and Greek

In honor of Trajan

Column of Trajan, Rome

Roman

Only thing left standing

Telling of Dacian war enscripted

Source: Trajan’s writings

Pantheon, Rome

Hadrian

Roman

Religious, dedicated to all the gods

Originally built by Marcus Agrippa, 3rd pantheon made

Concrete, no internal support

Equidistant building, equal height and width

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, Rome

Roman

Wrote about his philosophy, how he hates war (the Meditations)

11ft 6in. Bronze and guilded

Only survived and intact emperor statue

Clemency

Caracalla

Roman

Severan Dynasty

Triangular bulge

Killed brother, wife, father in law

Baths of Caracalla, Rome

Roman

Started by his father, part of a bigger complex

Elaborately painted/ decorated

Walls 20 ft thick

Olympic sized pool inside

Tetrarchs, Constantinople

Roman

Diocletian and others depicted

Split empire - East + West / Checks and balances

Arch of Constantine, Rome

Roman

Relief carving telling story of rise to power

Spolia - reusing elements from other works

Edict of Milan - religious freedom

Catacomb of Sts. Pietro and Marcelino, Rome

Early Christian

Christ as good shepherd, Jonah and the whale, orant figures

Old St. Peter’s, Rome

Imperial Christian

Constantine patron

Religious gatherings, Basilica

St. Peter buried beneath

Nave: central isle where people gather

Apse: where altar is located

Transept

Santa Sabina, Rome

Imperial Christian

Basilica, inlaid floors

Still has wooden doors - narratives of miracles

Santa Costanza, Rome

Imperial Christian

Small church (chapel) - central plan

Ambulatory; mosaics- making wine (dianisis or communion)

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, Rome

Imperial Christian

Shows conversion of Junius Bassus to Christianity

Biblical stories depicted

Oratory of Galla Placidia, Ravenna

Imperial Christian

Jesus more divine/idealized

Saint Lawrence

Hagia Sophia, Constantinople

Artists: Anthemius + Isidorus

Byzantine

Reconstructed after destroyed in Nika Riot

Both basilica and central plan - pendentives, lots of light let in, gold used

Neoplatonism

Justinian panel from San Vitale, Ravenna

Byzantine

Justinian in center, wearing royal clothing.

Holding Paten, HE is in charge!

Bishop, clergy, soldiers, generals

Church + State

St. Michael Ivory

Byzantine

2 pieces originally put together (Dip Tic)

Write inside the panel on wax

Posed at angle to avoid idol worship

Virgin Theokotos and Child

Byzantine

Mary mother of Jesus

Icon - iconoclasm

Christ Pantocrator

Byzantine

Good Friday - Lamentation over the dead Christ

Byzantine

Paris Psalter

Byzantine

Book of Psalms

Constantinople

Virgin of Vladimir

Byzantine

Mary, mother of Christ

Dome of the Rock

Islamic

Not a mosque, a shrine

Use of tiles, calligraphy- words of God

Fancy marbles and stone, carpets (prayer rugs), gold

Great Mosque, Cordoba

Islamic

Spain, horseshoe art

Flowers, vines, depth, calligraphy

Hypostyle hall, Mihrab, Qibla -use of gold, horseshoe arch, calligraphy

Hall of Abencerrajes, Granada

Islamic

From Alhambra

Winter music room, Star shaped dome

Muquarnas- stacked pieces looks like honeycomb

Qur’an Pages, Syria

Islamic

Emphasis on words, Kufic script

Qur’an frontispiece, Cairo

Islamic

Gold, freehand

Mihrab of the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan

Islamic

Tiles, calligraphy, plant life designs

Ardabil Carpet, Ardabil

Islamic

Very big, 35ft x 18ft

Reflection of pool of water, flowers, dome, lamps