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ROMAN ART AT ITS FINEST
The Augustan Age
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Verism to Eternal Youth
What was Verism? Creating statues and busts that accurately depict the
subjects age or even make him look older. What was the purpose behind this style?
Showed that the subject had devoted his life to his family, the gods and the state.
When Augustus takes over the style of art drastically changes.
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Augustus
What do you know? He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar. He took power in 27 BCE after a bloody civil
war.He is considered to be the first emperor of
Rome. When he took power he was only 33. He died at the age of 76.
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Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.
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Bust of Augustus
~50 AD. Depicts Augustus as a young man. He wears the civic crown.
This was a crown of oak leaves. Given to a citizen who saved the lives of fellow
citizens. Second highest military honor.
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Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.
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Augustus as imperator
20 BCE., found at the villa of LiviaMarble copy of a bronze original. Shows Augustus in a military role. He has bare feet to show his divinity. Cupid riding a dolphin at his foot reminds the
viewer of his divine lineage. His breast place shows the return of the
Parthians returning lost military standards. Augustus depicted as youthful.
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Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.
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Augustus as pontifex maximus
12 BCE. Depicts Augustus as chief priest. He wears a toga that also covers his head. His hand would have held a small bowl with
an offering to the gods. Statue was made in two parts:
Less skilled craftsmen made the body while a highly skilled craftsman made the head.
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Augustan Art
Always shows Augustus as a young man. Statues show his divinity. Statues also show his many roles that he
plays in the government.
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Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Victoria: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2007. Print.