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Roman Art: Early Empire

Roman Art: Early Empire. Portrait of Augustus as general, early first century BCE. Fig. 3-1. Roman Art: Early Empire. Example : Emperor and pontifex maximus Pax Romana Idealized imperial portrait molds public opinion Orator pose Cupid for divine lineage.

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Roman Art: Early Empire

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  1. Roman Art: Early Empire Portrait of Augustus as general, early first century BCE. Fig. 3-1.

  2. Roman Art: Early Empire Example: Emperor and pontifex maximus Pax Romana Idealized imperial portrait molds public opinion Orator pose Cupid for divine lineage Portrait of Augustus as general, early first century BCE. Fig. 3-1.

  3. Roman Art: Early Empire Aerial view of the Colosseum, ca. 70-80CE. Fig. 3-28.

  4. Roman Art: Early Empire Example: Built to gain public approval Concrete barrel-vaulted skeleton Arches flanked by engaged columns and lintel Tuscan Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Detail of the façade of the Colosseum, 70-80CE. Fig. 3-29.

  5. Roman Art: High Empire Apollodorus of Damascus, Forum of Trajan, 112CE. Fig. 3-34.

  6. Roman Art: High Empire Example: • Trajan enlarges empire • Forum with temple, basilica, equestrian portrait, market nearby • Column with Trajan’s victories in spiral narrative • Nude sculpture of emperor • Monument to Roman military prowess Apollodorus of Damascus, Forum of Trajan, 112CE. Fig. 3-34. Column of Trajan, 112CE. Fig. 3-35.

  7. Roman Art: High Empire Restored cutaway view of the Pantheon, 118-125CE. Fig. 3-38.

  8. Roman Art: High Empire Example: • Concrete • Cylindrical drum, hemispherical • Coffering, oculus • Architecture of space, not mass • Colonnaded courtyard • Porch with Corinthian columns and pediment Pantheon, 118-125CE. Fig. 3-38. Interior view. Fig. 3-35.

  9. Roman Art: High Empire Equestrian status of Marcus Aurelius, ca. 175CE. Fig. 3-40.

  10. Roman Art: High Empire Example: • Equestrian portrait • Superhuman scale • Gesture of greeting and clemency • Introspective verism • Gilded bronze Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, ca. 175CE. Fig. 3-40.

  11. Roman Art: Late Empire Basilica Nova (Basilica of Constantine), ca. 306-312CE. Fig. 3-49.

  12. Roman Art: Late Empire Example: • Empire in decline in late imperial era • Basilica with colossal portrait of emperor • Concrete groin vaults • Marble facing inside and brick outside • Fenestration for light Basilica Nova (Basilica of Constantine), ca. 306-312CE. Fig. 3-49. Portrait of Constantine, ca. 315-330CE. Fig. 3-48.

  13. Roman Art: Late Empire Arch of Constantine, 312-315CE. Fig. 3-50.

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