Wednesday, November 3, 2010

High Empire thru Late Empire-for exam 3-post 5


Terms:
Apotheosis-becomes a god
Plebeian Style-unrealistic proportions, readable
Iconography-visual attributes that make them recognizable as them-self
Damnatio memoriae-Damnation of the memory of, must wipe them off the face of the earth, every picture, carved name etc.
Porphyry-rare purple stone, expensive

Hadrian

Mausoleum of Hadrian
Rome
Modern Name-Castel Sant'Angelo
Mimics Augustus's Tomb
Augustus's mimics the Etruscans









High Empire: Antonines

Antoninus Pius

looks like Hadrian














Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina
base of Antoninus Pius
Rome
Apotheosis-becomes a god
Combo-amazon/Athena
She-wolf on her shield-she represents Roma
drapery, idealized, classical greek manner


death of the classical style :(





Decursio
base of Antoninus Pius
Rome
Plebeian Style-unrealistic proportions, readable
First time style is used on an official monument










Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Rome
3
curlier hair
longer beard
deeply carved eyes
all equestrians shown with one hoof up
shown older and weary-against war

Portrait of Commodus as Herakles
Iconography-visual attributes that make them recognizable as them-self
image
wearing lion skin and a club, holding an apple like Herakles

Late Empire: Severans

Painted Portrait of Septimius Severus and his family (wife Julia Domna, Sons Gata and Caracalla, Gata is erased)
Egypt
tempera on wood
1
Damnatio memoriae-Damnation of the memory of, must wipe them off the face of the earth, every picture, carved name etc.

Portrait of Caracalla
2
angry, fierce
short beard carved out
short hair like a real military man
deep carved eye


Late Empire: Soldier Emperors

Much revolt and instability
very little architecture and art
Lots of portraits and sarcophagus's

Trajan Decius
4
all Emperors shown with short hair and beard
sad

Late Empire: The Tetrarchy

rule by 4
2 in the east, 2 in the west-older ruler and younger ruler
each ruler had their own capital


Portrait of the tetrarchs
from Constantinople 
Porphyry-rare purple stone, expensive
5
shown identical
two older, two younger
worried lines
hugging=united
swords=defense
Plebeian Style

Late Empire: Constantine

312 Battle of the Milivian Bridge
313 Edict of Milan

Missing pictures...will try to upload them soon.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Flavian through High Empire-Trajan for exam 3- post 4

TERMS:
Plebeian Art-readablility, pack in information, coexists with more official art
Basilica Ulpia-covered area by a roof
Rotunda-round base of the building
Oculus-hole on the top of a dome
Portico-covered porch with columns


Funerary Relief of a circus official
Ostia, Italy
Plebeian Art







Funerary Relief
from Amiternum
Augustan-same as circus relief
unrealistic
unconcerned with sizes
trying to show depth





Tomb of the Haterii
Rome
Mrs. Hateriis
She is shown biggest-most important
Plebeian style












High Empire: Trajan

Trajan: 3 locks of hair, similar to Augustus-the new Augustus

Apollodorus of Damascus, Forum and Markets of Trajan
Rome
Uses money from a successful Dacian campaign
ties himself to Augustus
Column of Trajan, 2 Libraries, Basilica Ulpia-covered area-2 football fields
















Basilica Ulpia












Column of Trajan
Forum of Trajan
Rome
used as funerary
originally shows the victory against the Dacian's
Trajan was at the top until replaced by St. Peter













High Empire-Hadrian

Hadrian-shown with a beard, linking himself to the Greeks
Hadrian or later-eyes carved out

Hadrian's Wall
England
Fort at Housesteads
 
Typical Roman fort-basis for medieval castles

Pantheon of Hadrian
Rome
 







Temple to all the Gods
Obelisk from Egypt

Rotunda
Oculus