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Roman Art

Roman Art. From the Etruscans to the Greeks. Where did it start?. Rome was first influenced by Etruscans. As Rome expanded, it began to be more influenced by Greek art. Many statues in museums will say “Roman copy of a Greek statue”.

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Roman Art

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  1. Roman Art From the Etruscans to the Greeks

  2. Where did it start? • Rome was first influenced by Etruscans. • As Rome expanded, it began to be more influenced by Greek art. • Many statues in museums will say “Roman copy of a Greek statue”. • This means that the statue was made by the Romans but was made to look like a famous Greek statue.

  3. Ancestral Busts • Wealthy Romans were proud of their genealogy. • Funerary busts of their ancestors would be displayed in the house. • Some Romans even traced their lineage back to the gods.

  4. AulusMetellus • 70 BCE Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.

  5. AulusMetellus • The only bronze statue from the Republic. • This statue is of an Etruscan man. • He raises his arm as if speaking to a crowd. • He wears the toga of a Roman citizen. • He also wears the high boots of a magistrate.

  6. Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.

  7. Man with Ancestor Busts • ~50 BCE. • Shows a Roman citizen with busts of his father and grandfather. • These busts are funerary busts. • Done during the Republic.

  8. Republican Verism • This is a style of sculpture where the artist depicts the person with an extreme amount of accuracy. • These are usually busts of old men. • This style of art tired to show that the man was dutiful to the gods, his family and the state.

  9. Head of an old man Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.

  10. Bust of Julius Caesar Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.

  11. Bust of Julius Caesar • 44 BCE. Found in Egypt • Made out of green basalt. • Shows Caesar in true form except for his hair line. • He was almost bald by this time. • This is still an example of Republican verism but not as exaggerated as the previous bust.

  12. Works Cited • Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.

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