1. Ancient Art History Survey, Week 10
NOTE: WE ARE NOT MEETING IN CLASS NEXT WEEK. WE HAVE OUR TAKE
HOME EXAM, AND OUR DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ASSIGNMENT FOR OUTSIDE
OF CLASS. I WILL EXPLAN THIS ALL IN CLASS AND ALSO SEND OUT AN
EMAIL—THE EXAM IS INTENDED AS AN ALL-ESSAY TAKE HOME EXAM
ON WHICH YOU CAN USE YOUR NOTES AND BOOK. I WILL PASS OUT A
COPY OF THE EXAM TONIGHT AND ALSO POST A COPY ON BLACKBOARD.
Romulus and Remus, Rome, Aeneas, Roman Republic, veristic (topographical), death
masks, Julius Caesar, Octavian, Battle of Actium, Augustus, Julio-Claudian, Livia, Prima
Porta, adlocutio, Aeneas, cuirass, Parthians, standards, cornucopia, Ara Pacis, Campus
Martius, Tellus, Marcus Agrippa, Tiberius, cameo, trophy, Nero, Domus Aurea, trompe
l'oeil, First through Fourth Styles (painting), Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius,
Vespasian, Flavian, Flavian Ampitheater, Colosseum, arch construction, voussiors,
keystone, buttress, arcade, vault, triumphal arch/column, Titus, Domitian, Nerva
Possible essay questions:
--Discuss the propagandistic messages of the Augustus from Prima Porta and the Ara
Pacis.
--Discuss images of Vespasian—why did he choose to be depicted in a veristic style?
What was the “Flavian Ampitheater,” what were his motivations in constructing it, and
how did it utilize the principles of arch construction?
Images:
Augustus (from Prima Porta), c.20 BC, p. 174
Ara Pacis, 13-9 BC, p. 176
Vespasian, c.75 AD, p. 181
Colosseum, 70-80 AD, p. 180