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Roman Art The Rising Power of Rome. The Greek Influence Many things copied from Greeks Imported Greek works Imported Greek artists.

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1 Roman Art The Rising Power of Rome

2 The Greek Influence Many things copied from Greeks Imported Greek works Imported Greek artists

3 Roman v. Greek Sculpture Greek SculptureRoman Sculpture Idealistic portraitsRealistic portraits Designed for public monuments Designed for private purposes --to remind of specific individuals --funerary masks Sculpture of a head = incomplete Character in facial features & expressions = busts

4 Man of the Republic

5 Mural Painting Mural: a picture painted directly on a wall Attempt to reproduce the world around them Landscapes and pictures of buildings Impression of looking out a window

6 Bedroom from Villa of P. Fannius Synistor

7 Roman Architecture Temples o Columns added for decoration, not just structural support o Temples on podium or platform o Maison Carrée

8 Temple Complex in Palestrina To house goddess of fortune: Fortuna Primigenia Design: o Circular and semi- circular temples; terraces; arches; colonnades; staircases o Barrel vaults used to span openings

9 Innovations in Structure and Materials Round arch improved post and lintel construction Used a keystone (top stone of arch) = necessary to hold together Used a series of small arches to support each other

10 Roman Amphitheater

11 Innovations in Structure and Materials First to make widespread use of concrete and construct buildings on a large scale Spread of rounded arch and concrete to all civilizations conquered. Roman Bridge in Alcantara, Spain

12 Roman Aqueduct : combined knowledge of architectural form and engineering Range from 10 – 60 miles in length Innovations in Structure and Materials

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