Greeks and Etruscans Flashcards

House Urn
Rome
7th c
“Home for eternity” - holds ashes
Made from clay

City plan, Temples at Paestrum
c 560-440


Temple of Portunus
Rome
150 BCE

Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Capitoline Hill
6th c BCE
Model of typical Etruscan temple
Similar to Greek except: different shape, oriented in one direction (Auguers read the sky), not as many columns, statues on top of wood roof

Apollo of Portonaccio Sanctuary
Veii
510 BCE
Terra cotta, hollow - stone too heavy for roof
Look like Archaic Greek statue (archaic smile)
Base looks classical

Sarcophagus of Married Couple
Cerveteri
c 525
Hollow, ashes placed inside
Hair & smile = archaic
Laying on couch at banquet

Tomb of the Shields and Chairs
Cerveteri
c 550 BCE
Imitate architecture and furniture
Entire home (for afterlife) built underground, big enough for 18 people

Tomb of the Augurs
Tarquinia
c 530
Priests stand outside on each side of painted door frame, touching heads, saying goodbye to the dead

Tomb of the Augurs
Tarquinia
c 530
Funeral scene: wrestlers with stacked metal bowls, spilling of blood > start of gladitorial combat

Tomb of the Leopards
Tarquinia
c 470 BCE
Importance of men and women shown in afterlife - they liked each other, women attended games and banquets with husband

Tomb of the Leopards
Tarquinia
c 470 BCE
Afterlife scene or funeral scene
Holding egg: symbol of rebirth

Doric Order
Masculine style
Developed first

Ionic order
New order, end of 5th century
Feminine, more decorative

Corinthian Order
More ornate capital, based on acanthus plant
Romans loved this order
Find the capital, pediment and frieze

