Roman Art: Early Empire
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Roman Art: Early Empire
Portrait of Augustus as general, early first century BCE. Fig. 3-1.
Roman Art: Early EmpireExample:• Emperor and pontifex
maximus• Pax Romana• Idealized imperial
portrait molds public opinion
• Orator pose• Cupid for divine lineage
Portrait of Augustus as general, early first century BCE. Fig. 3-1.
Roman Art: Early Empire
Aerial view of the Colosseum, ca. 70-80CE. Fig. 3-28.
Roman Art: Early EmpireExample:• Built to gain public
approval• Concrete barrel-vaulted
skeleton• Arches flanked by
engaged columns and lintel
• Tuscan Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Detail of the façade of the Colosseum,
70-80CE. Fig. 3-29.
Roman Art: High Empire
Apollodorus of Damascus, Forum of Trajan, 112CE. Fig. 3-34.
Roman Art: High EmpireExample:• Trajan enlarges empire• Forum with temple, basilica,
equestrian portrait, market nearby
• Column with Trajan’s victories in spiral narrative
• Nude sculpture of emperor• Monument to Roman military
prowess Column of Trajan, 112CE. Fig. 3-35.
Apollodorus of Damascus, Forum of Trajan, 112CE.
Fig. 3-34.
Roman Art: High Empire
Restored cutaway view of the Pantheon, 118-125CE. Fig. 3-38.
Roman Art: High EmpireExample:• Concrete • Cylindrical drum,
hemispherical• Coffering, oculus• Architecture of space, not
mass• Colonnaded courtyard• Porch with Corinthian
columns and pedimentInterior view.
Fig. 3-35.
Pantheon, 118-125CE. Fig. 3-
38.
Roman Art:
High Empire
Equestrian status of Marcus Aurelius, ca. 175CE. Fig. 3-40.
Roman Art: High EmpireExample:• Equestrian portrait• Superhuman scale• Gesture of greeting and
clemency• Introspective verism• Gilded bronze
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, ca. 175CE. Fig. 3-40.
Roman Art: Late Empire
Basilica Nova (Basilica of Constantine), ca. 306-312CE. Fig. 3-49.
Roman Art: Late EmpireExample:• Empire in decline in late
imperial era• Basilica with colossal
portrait of emperor• Concrete groin vaults• Marble facing inside and
brick outside• Fenestration for light
Basilica Nova (Basilica of Constantine), ca. 306-312CE. Fig. 3-49.
Portrait of Constantine,
ca. 315-330CE. Fig. 3-48.
Roman Art: Late Empire
Arch of Constantine, 312-315CE. Fig. 3-50.