AP ART HISTORY
PHS - BAILEY
roman art
Gardner's art through the ages pages 176-229
CONCEPTS
Romans were enamored with Ancient Greece. They co-opted their Gods, beauty ideals, architectural styles, and don't forget . . . RMCOGBO (Roman marble copy of Greek bronze original)!
Art & Architecture serve to support the idea of power and authority of the Republic and the Ruler.
Engineering innovations include CONCRETE, arch, vault, dome, and BIG buildings.
Vocabulary
clerestory (remember the temple of Amun-Re)
engaged column pseudo peripteral
dome voussoirs
nave portico
apse arcade
amphitheatre forum
fresco exedrae illusionism/perspective aisles
arch barrel vault
basilica catacombs
coffers longitudinal
pilaster oculus
veristic travertine
themes
Power Propaganda
Narrative War & Memorials
Innovation of both materials and engineering
Deeper understanding
AP Art History images/flashcards
39. House of the Vettii. Pompeii, Italy. Imperial Roman. c. second century B.C.E.; rebuilt c. 62–79 C.E. Cut stone and fresco. (3 images)
40. Alexander Mosaic from the House of Faun, Pompeii. Republican Roman. c. 100 B.C.E. Mosaic.
42. Head of a Roman patrician. Republican Roman. c. 75–50 B.C.E. Marble.
43. Augustus of Prima Porta. Imperial Roman. Early first century C.E. Marble.
44. Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater). Rome, Italy. Imperial Roman. 70–80 C.E. Stone and concrete. (2 images)
45. Forum of Trajan. Rome, Italy. Apollodorus of Damascus. Forum and markets: 106–112 C.E.; column completed 113 C.E. Brick and concrete (architecture); marble (column). (4 images)
46. Pantheon. Imperial Roman. 118–125 C.E. Concrete with stone facing. (2 images)
47. Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus. Late Imperial Roman. c. 250 C.E. Marble.
181. Petra, Jordan: Treasury and Great Temple
Additional Images:
Roman Bearing the Busts of his Ancestors
Pont du Gard, Nimes
Maison Carree, Nimes
Ara Pacis
Marcus Aurelius Equestrian Statue
Arch of Constantine