ART 332 Exam 2

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The Acropolis 447-432 BCE Classical Period Greece Devoted to Athena and destroyed by Persians; it was eventually rebuilt
The Parthenon 447-432 BCE Classical Period Greece Peripteral- wrap around porch Doric order columns, which stand for stability Has metopes of Lapith fighting a centaur and Marshalls and Young Women
The Erechtheion 421-406 BCE Classical Period Greece It's North Porch has ionic order columns
Temple of the Olympian Zeus 132 BCE Hellenistic Period Greece Corinthian order columns
Laocoon and His Sons by Hagesandros, Polydoros, and Athanadores 1st Century BCE Hellenistic Period Rhodes Hieratic Scale
Nike of Samothrace 180 BCE Hellenistic Period Samothrace
Funerary Vase Geometric Period Greece Has geometric friezes, which are horizontal bands of decoration
Suicide of Ajex Exekias Archaic Period 540 BCE Greece
Porta Augusta Etruscan Period Italy one of few surviving Etruscan architectures has a round arch which is similar to roman architecture
Augustus of Primaporta Early 1st Century CE Roman Empire Italy Contrapposto, which is a way of standing that is asymmetrical
Reclining Couple on a Sarcophagus Etruscan Period Italy Domestic decoration of Etruscan tombs To sit close to the host is an honor They didn't need a Sarcophagus bc they cremated
Burial Chamber at Cevereti Etruscan Period Italy The decorations are carved into the walls There's not an area for a body bc Etruscans cremate Italian government tries to scare ppl away from the tombs
Aullus Metellus (The Orator) Roman Republic Period Italy Can tell he's a politician bc of his toga Example of verism, bc it's an everyday subject matter instead of a legendary hero
Gemma Augustea Early 1st Century Roman Empire Italy Low relief carving Bigger than usual gem carvings Depicts Augustus being crowned in heaven Falcon symbolizes Jupiter, who is the supreme Roman god
Column of Trajan 113-16 CE Roman Empire Italy Monument for the community and for the emperors Celebrated Trajan's victory Trajan's adopted son put his ashes in it Has pictoral narrative carved into it (relief sculpture)
Arch of Titus 81 CE Roman Empire Period Italy Triumphal arch, which is a freestanding massive gateway w/ a large arch to celebrate military victories Commemorates the capture of Jerusalem
Pont du Gard late 1st Century BCE Roman Empire France An aqueduct Provided 100 gallons of fresh water to each person in the town Has the Roman arches
Basilica at Trier Early 4th Century CE Roman Empire Germany Basilica means large rectangular building Commissioned by Emperor Constantine I
Maison Carree 20 BCE Roman Empire France Engaged columns- columns embedded in a wall
Colosseum (Flavian Ampitheater) 70-80 CE Roman Empire Italy Made from limestone and marble Could fit 55,000 spectators Has doric, ionic, and corinthian columns Engaged columns
Pantheon 118-128 BCE Roman Empire Italy Made from concrete and marble Was saved from destruction bc it was turned into a church Was considered ugly for its time
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius 176 CE Roman Empire Italy
Commodus as Hercules 191-192 CE Roman Empire Italy
The Tetrarchs 300 CE Roman Empire Constantinople Carved from an expensive stone known as porphyry The stone is purple which represents royalty
Diocletian's Palace at Split/Peristyle Court 305 CE Roman Empire Croatia It was essentially a vacation house for the retired emperor
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