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Roman Art
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Sunday, September 16, 2012 Course Outline
The Roman Empire
Influences on Roman Art
Roman Architecture
Roman Sculpture
Roman Urbanization
The Colosseum
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Key Notions
-Arch/vault/dome -Basilica -Equestrian statue -Forum -Oculus
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Italy and Region
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The Punic Wars
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Influences on Rome
Greece and Etruria
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Ancient Italy Etruria, Latium, and Sicilia
Source: 8
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Reconstructed model of the temple of Apollo Veii, Italy, c. 500 BCE
Podium
Cellae
Pronaos
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Maison carrée Nîmes, France, c. 19 BCE, 18 x 36 m
Source: 4
Podium
Cella Pronaos
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Maison carrée Seen from back and plan
Cella
Pronaos
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Roman Architecture
Arch, vault, and dome
Caementicium
Pantheon
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The arch, vault and dome
Arch a-voussoir b-keystone c-springer
Post-and-lintel
Barrel vault Groined vault Dome
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Jupiter Sanctuary Cement for arches and vaults, Anxur, II-I BCE
Source: 8
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Pantheon Rome, c. 118-125, 43,6 m high
Source: 12
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Giovanni Paolo Panini, The Interior of the Pantheon
c. 1734-1735, Oil on canvas, 128 x 100 cm, National Gallery, Washington
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Pantheon: plan and elevation
Source: 3
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Pantheon: the oculus (9,14 m)
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Roman Sculpture
Imperial arches
Imperial statues
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Arch of Titus Rome, c. 81 CE, Marble, 15 x 12 m; and detail
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Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome, c. 173 CE, Bronze, 5,1 m
Source: 1
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Roman Urbanization
Roman Forum
Baths
Aqueducts
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Apollodorus of Damascus, Forum of Trajan c. 113 CE, 91 x 107 m (central square)
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Apollodorus of Damascus, Forum of Trajan c. 113 CE, 91 x 107 m (central square)
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Baths of Caracalla Rome, 212-216 CE, 228 x 116 x 38,5 m high
Source: 1
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Baths of Caracalla Rome, 212-216 CE
Source: 3
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Baths of Caracalla, Frigidarium Rome, 212-216 CE
Source: 4
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Pont du Gard (over Gardon River) Nîmes, France, 40-60 CE, stone, 269 x 49,38 m
Source: 3
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The Seven Hills of Ancient Rome
Source: 1
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I. Gismondi, Ancient Rome 4th Century CE, Museum of Roman Civilization, Rome
Source: 3
The Colosseum
The Pearl of Roman Architecture
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Classical Orders with Tuscan and Composite
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Tuscan Doric
Ionic
Corinthian Composite
Four-sided
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Colosseum Rome, 70-82 CE, 199 x 156 x 48,8 m
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4th level: engaged Corinthian
pilasters
3rd level: engaged Corinthian columns
2nd level: engaged Ionic columns
1st level: engaged Doric
columns
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Colosseum Rome, 70-82 CE, 199 x 156 x 48,8 m
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Colosseum Rome, 70-82 CE, 199 x 156 x 48,8 m
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Gladiatorial games Valarium
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Suggested readings -Gombrich, The Story of Art, p. 93-100 -Cleaver, Art, an Introduction, p. 114-135 -Fiero, The Humanistic Tradition, vol. 1. p. 129-157 -Kleiner, Gardner’s Art through the Ages, p. 247-298
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Bibliography and Sources 1. Adams, Exploring the Humanities 2. Cleaver, Art, an Introduction 3. Fiero, The Humanistic Tradition, vol. 1 4. Kleiner, Gardner’s Art through the Ages 5. Gombrich, The Story of Art 6. Nuttgens, Histoire de l’architecture 7. Schnapp, Préhistoire et antiquité 8. University Laval Course Notes 9. www.schlijper.nl 10. www.adfield.com 11. www.techno-science.net 12. www.wikipedia.com 13. www.uark.edu 14. http://pics.livejournal.com 15. www.laputanlogic.com 16. http://legacy.earlham.edu 17. http://fineartamerica.com