History #6: Roman Art

Roman Art

borrowed from cultures they conquered

Roman Art

its architecture has new engineering developments in the designs of arch, vault and dome; Impressive and massive scale

Roman Art

used strong, cheap, and flexible concrete; portrayed REALISM; copied many of the greek's work

roman republican period, early roman empire, late roman empire

three periods of roman

Roman republican period

500-27BCE

Early roman empire

27 CE to 180 CE; from the declaration of OCTAVIAN as the first emperor until AUGUSTUS,the reign of MARCUS AURELIUS

Late Roman Empire

180-330CE; when the capital was moved to BYZANTIUM by emperor CONSTANTINE

Roman Republican Art

projected interest in the family; emphasized pecularities of a man in order to capture uniqueness of person

roman republican sculpture

portrait sculpture is non idealized version; relief sculpture are narrative, appeared on altas,tombs and arches; sarcophagus are made of marble or limestone with elaborate carving; Bust

Bust

a sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and chest. associated with funerary context in roman art

ROMAN FRESCO TECHNIQUE

A TECHNIQUE WHICH INVOLVES PAINTING DIRECTLY ON PLASTER WALL

buon fresco

(Good or true fresco) painting on wet plaster

fresco secco

Painting on dry plaster

mosaic

Art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

Roman Imperial art

Encompassed a variety of style and scale; among the most impressive are those which honor the empire and the emperor

equestrian monument

A statue of a rider on a horse

triumphal arch

In Roman architecture, a freestanding arch commemorating an important event, such as a military victory or the opening of a new road. or accession of new emperor

column of victory

Single, freestanding colossal columns used as commemorative monuments in memory of a victorious battle, war or revolution

roman architecture

Characterized by massive brick, concrete construction employing features such as semi circular arch, barrel and groin vaults and the dome.

arch

roman architecture from wedge shaped stones formed by the use of centering

vault

roman architecture; arched masonry that forms the ceiling of a building, an extended arch

dome

roman architecture; extended round arch

concrete

mixture of small stones, sand, lime and water that was poured to wooden form to become a solid mass

Composite Order

major order in roman period: combination of ionic shaft and corinthian capital

Tuscan Order

a major roman order; similar to roman doric order but has unfluted column, fewer and bolder moldings, plain frieze and no triglyphs

Forum

Rome's public meeting place; counterpart for agora

Roman Temple

are frontal with stair that leads to a podium and a deep portico filled with columns; are also rectilinear; interiors consists of atleast one cella that contains a cult statue; often made in concrete and brick, and then faced in marble or stucco

engaged column

columns that protrude from walls like a relief

domus

roman houses for the middle class

Insulae

Roman apartment blocks constructed of concrete with wooden-beam floor

villa

houses the upper class romans

podium

part of a roman temple which is a high platform upon where the temple is raised

cella

part of a roman temple which is equivalent to naos

roman theater

has more impressive skeene than greek; usually built on level ground; their orchestra became semi circle

amphitheatre

Smaller than the colosseum; arches are its predominant features

circus

an arena in ancient Rome; used for long hairpin race course for chariot races

Aqueducts

large reservoirs/cisterns for lead pipes to transport water to towns

Roman Tombs

pyramidal, temple shaped, coemetrian or subterranean vaults, monumental or sculptural memorials

Basilica

building to house the roman law court; eventually became a hall of justice and commercial exchange

thermae

palatial public baths of imperial rome that portrays the customs of pleasure

caldarium

The hot-bath section of a Roman bathing establishment.

tepidarium

warm-bath section of a Roman bathing establishment

frigidarium

The cold-bath section of a Roman bathing establishment

lanconicum

dry sweating room

Unctuaria

The room for oils and unguents in the thermae.

Apodyteria

The dressing room of the Thermae.

triumphal arch

In Roman architecture, a freestanding arch commemorating an important event, such as a military victory or the opening of a new road.

column of victory

Single, freestanding colossal columns used as commemorative monuments

Ara Pacis

a great marble monument constructed during the reign of Augustus

Colosseum

also called the FLAVIAN AMPHITHEATER; Built for roman games features a combination of roman arch and vault construction; walls are 48M High