HIST - Roman

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borrowed the best from the cultures they conquered; impressive and massive scale on art

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Roman Art

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projected Roman interest in the family - portraits emphasized the peculiarities of a man in order to capture the uniqueness of the person; their take on art is realism

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Roman Republican Art

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non-idealized versions of people

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Portrait Sculpture

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known for its narrative value; appeared on altars, arches, and tombs

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Relief Sculpture

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marble or limestone coffin with elaborate carving

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Sarcophagus

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sculpture of a person’s head, shoulders, and chest; portraits bust most closely associated with funerary contexts

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Bust

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painting on wet plaster; aka “good or true fresco”

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Buon Fresco

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painting on dry surfaces; aka “dry fresco”

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Fresco Secco

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pattern or picture made of many small colored pieces of stone, glass, etc.

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Mosaics

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it encompassed a variety of styles and scales; the most impressive are those which honor the empire and the emperor; their take on art is idealistic

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Roman Imperial Art

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a statue of a rider on a horse

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Equestrian Monument/Statue

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an architectural monument built to commemorate military triumphs and other significant events

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Triumphal Arch

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single, freestanding colossal columns used as commemorative monuments

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Column of Victory

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characterized by massive brick and concrete construction employing features such as semi-circular arch, barrel and groin vaults, and the dome

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Roman Architecture

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established certain rules for standardizing the Greek orders in architecture

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Vitruvius

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a combination of Ionic shaft, and Corinthian capital

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Composite

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a simplified version of the Roman Doric order with fewer and bolder moldings, unfluted columns, only decorative details are mouldings

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Tuscan

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the counterpart of Agora, composed of temples, triumphal arches, pillars of victory, Roman Basilica, senate and shops

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Forum

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frontal with stairs that leads up to the podium; usually rectilinear and the interiors consist of at least one cella that contained a cult statue

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Temple

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Roman house of the middle class

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Domus

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blocks of flats used as a shop and apartment

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Insulae

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Roman house for the upper class

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Villa

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building to house the Roman law court; eventually became a hall of justice and commercial exchange

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Basilica

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palatial baths of Imperial Rome

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Thermae

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great marble monument constructed during the reign of Augustus

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Ara Pacis

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began by Agrippa in 27 BC, rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in 120 AD by changing it to a circular shape; constructed with a dome in which the diameter of the floor plan is equal to the height of the dome, having an oculus at the center to admit light

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Pantheon (Roman)

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built for Roman “games;” features a combination of Roman arch and vault construction; exterior walls are 48 meters high

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Colosseum (Arena)

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used to cover a colosseum from sunlight

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Velarium