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Art of Augustus . The ara pacis. Kleiner , Fred S. A History of Roman Art . Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print. The ara pacis Augustae. 9 BCE The alter of peace Augusts constructs this monument to celebrate the peace that he has brought to the Roman empire.
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Art of Augustus The arapacis
Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.
The arapacisAugustae • 9 BCE • The alter of peace • Augusts constructs this monument to celebrate the peace that he has brought to the Roman empire. • This alter was built to show that Augustus’ piety and devotion to the gods.
Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.
The Procession • Augustus, Livia and Agrippa are pictured. • Children are shown with their parents. • This is the first time that children, acting like children, were depicted on a Roman monument. • This was to show Augustus’ desire to increase the birthrate of Romans.
Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.
Agrippa • This relief depicts Agrippa with one of his children. • His child is shown wearing a necklace and a tunic rather than a bulla and a toga. • This may have been Agrippa child shown in Greek garb or it may have been the child of a barbarian warlord.
