Content Area 2: Ancient Mediterranean

Part III

Etruscan Art & The Art of Ancient Rome

Stokstad Chapter 6

Required Images from AP: 9

sub-unitsa. Ancient Near East (Stokstad Ch. 2)b. Ancient Egypt (Stokstad Ch. 3)c. Aegean / Ancient Greek (Stokstad Ch. 4 & 5)d. Etruscan / Ancient Roman (Stokstad Ch. 6)

“Having absorbed may cultures through conquest, the Roman Empire’s art was an eclectic blend of traditions, mainly Greek, making a Roman “style” hard to define. However, we do know that art was a staple of everyday life for Romans.” The Daily Book of Art

Respond to this quote using an example that stands out in your mind from the reading. How is this exemplified by the artwork you’ve studied? How do we know that “art was a staple of everyday life for Romans”?

Etruscan Art10th Century BCE - 270 BCE

Etruscan VocabNecropolis (necropoli) StuccoTerra-cottaTricliniumTufaTumulusTuscan Order

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Let’s talk Painting...

(Left) This image is from another tomb in the same necropolis.

Below is the tomb’s ceiling

History of Roman Art

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Pompeii: The Buried City

Virtual reconstruction of the House of the Vettii at Pompeii