Etruscan Art and Ancient Roman Art

1. Content Area 2: Ancient
Mediterranean
Part IV
Etruscan Art &
The Art of Ancient Rome
Stokstad Chapter 6
Required Images from AP: 9

2. sub-units
a. Ancient Near East (Stokstad Ch. 2)
b. Ancient Egypt (Stokstad Ch. 3)
c. Aegean / Ancient Greek (Stokstad Ch. 4 & 5)
d. Etruscan / Ancient Roman (Stokstad Ch. 6)

3. “Having absorbed may cultures through conquest, the Roman
Empire’s art was an eclectic blend of traditions, mainly Greek,
making a Roman “style” hard to define. However, we do know
that art was a staple of everyday life for Romans.” The Daily
Book of Art
Respond to this quote using an example that stands out in your mind
from the reading. How is this exemplified by the artwork you’ve
studied? How do we know that “art was a staple of everyday life for
Romans”?

4. Etruscan Art
10th Century BCE - 270 BCE

5. Etruscan Vocab
Necropolis (necropoli)
Stucco
Terra-cotta
Triclinium
Tufa
Tumulus
Tuscan Order

22. Let’s talk Painting...

29. (Left) This image is from another tomb in the
same necropolis.
Below is the tomb’s ceiling

31. History of Roman Art

33. Pompeii: The Buried City

36. Virtual
reconstruction of
the House of the
Vettii at Pompeii