Ancient Rome
KEY IDEAS
- Roman art reflects their ambitions and monuments reflect the glory of the gods and government
- Roman architecture is famous for the arch, the vault, and the use of concrete.
- Roman paintings are few yet we have well preserved first, second, third, and fourth styles from Pompeii.
- The Romans had a great interest in the height of Greek art and continued to make many copies of Greek sculptures.
- The Romans also move away from cremation and begin to have burials. Roman royalty are still cremated. Funerary practices may start to reflect the influence of Christianity and other Eastern religions that believe in an afterlife.
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https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap#ap-ancient-rome
ARTWORKS LIST
THE REPUBLIC Head of a Roman Patrician Fortuna Virilis IMPERIAL ROME House of the Vettii Painting styles (1-4) Augustus Primaporta Ara Pacis Imperial Procession Pont du Gard City of Petra Monastery Treasury Great Temple Colosseum Arch of Titus Spoils of Jerusalem Triumph of Titus Forum of Trajan Column of Trajan Marcus Aurelius Equestrian statue Pantheon Arch of Constantine |
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VOCABULARY
ashlar masonry atrium (atria) basilica coffer composite column continuous narrative dome encaustic foreshortening forum fresco impluvium keystone oculus peristyle perspective pier spandrel triclinium triumphal arch tuscan order vault verism |