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First Style
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This Roman wall painting style is often referred to as the Masonry Style, because the aim of the artist was to imitate, using painted stucco relief, the appearance of costly marble panels.
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Fourth Style
Definition
In Roman mural painting, this style marks a return to architectural illusionism, but the architectural vistas of the this are irrational fantasies.
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Second Style
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The style of Roman mural painting in which the aim was to dissolve the confining walls of a room and replace them with the illusion of a three-dimensional world constructed in the artist’s imagination.
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Third Style
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In Roman mural painting, the style in which delicate linear fantasies were sketched on predominantly monochromatic backgrounds was called this
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veristic
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Republican Roman portraits of the patrician class were usually created in a manner which was very true to form. Which of the following words describes such a sculpture?
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fauces
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Latin, “throat.” In a Roman house, the narrow foyer leading to the atrium.
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cubiculum
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A small bedroom that opened onto the atrium of a Roman house. Also, a chamber in an Early Christian catacomb that served as a mortuary chapel
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impluvium
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In a Roman house, the basin located in the atrium that collected rainwater.
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tablinum
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The study or office in a Roman house.
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triclinium
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The dining room of a Roman house.
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patricians
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Roman freeborn landowners who made up the elite class. This group of people almost always owned slaves, and often had their portraits sculpted in a very true to form manner.
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amphitheater
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Greek, “double theater.” A Roman building type resembling two Greek theaters put together. The Roman amphitheater featured a continuous elliptical cavea around a central arena.
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groin vault
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Fourth Style
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Atmospheric
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This type of perspective is described by the increasing blueish hue and decreasing detail that objects appear to have as they get further from the viewer.
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Linear
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This type of perspective was invented by Filippo Brunelleschi during the late 15th century.
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Intuitive
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This type of perspective was often used in the Second Style Roman wall paintings. It seeks to emulate the "rules" of linear perspective, but does not quite conform to the mathematical laws that govern it.
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peristyle
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Many columns and often a lavish garden could be found in this area of a Roman domus
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hair style
Definition
The term coiffure refers to which of the following?
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Tellus
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The Altar of Augustan Peace in Rome contains the personification of which of the following:
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Vetruvius
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He was a Roman architect and mathematician whose treatise, "The Ten Books of Architecture" were dedicated to Augustus.
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Maison Carree
Definition
Which of the following structures could be described as pseudoperipteral?
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aqueduct
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A structure that is designed to carry water from the source to another location by way of gravity is known as this.
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attic
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The uppermost story of a roman arch is termed this.
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triumphal arch
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In Roman architecture, a freestanding structure commemorating an important event, such as a military victory or the opening of a new road was known as this.
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composite
Definition
A Roman column containing two different orders of capitals combined together is often described as the following:
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spandrel
Definition
This is the area between the arch’s curve and the framing columns and entablature. It is often embellished with relief sculputre.
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continuous narration
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In painting or sculpture, the convention of the same figure appearing more than once in the same space at different stages in a story is known as this
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affectation
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An appearance or manner assumed or put on as a show or pretense, often to impress others is known as this
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occulus
Definition
Latin for “eye”, this architectural feature can be described as the round central opening of a hemispherical dome.
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coffer
Definition
A sunken panel that is often used as ornamentation in a vault or a ceiling is known as
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apotheosis
Definition
This is a term that reffers to being elevated to the rank of gods, or the ascent to heaven.
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decursio
Definition
The ritual circling of a Roman funerary pyre is known as this.
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Augustus Caesar
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Roman Republic
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Arch of Constantine
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Nero
Definition
Which of the following was emperor when a great fire destroyed a large section of Rome?
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Republican Rome
Definition
A strongly realistic style with a preference for protraits of the elderly is most typical of
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an aqueduct
Definition
The Pont du Gard at Nimes served as a bridge and what else?
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The emperor Augustus
Definition
The strongest influence of Greek Classical art can be seen in the work done for which of the following?
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mathematical linear perspective
Definition
Which of the following is LEAST characteristic of Roman wall painting?
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all of the above
Definition
In contrast to a Greek temple, the Roman temple was usually..
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Hadrian
Definition
A palace at Tivoli was consturcted for which of the following
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Constantine
Definition
Christianity was recognized in the early fourth century by which of the following.
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The Maison Carree has composite columns of Ionic volutes and Corinthian acanthus leaves around the entire temple (peripteral), but the ones in the back are engaged because of the temple's rear closure; this is where the "pseudo" comes from. It is a portra
Definition
Discuss the term pseudoperipteral in reference to this Roman temple.
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This portrait of an unknown patrician is characteristically verisitic, or super-realistic. It is sculpted to show the man as he was--older and wizened, determined and serious, instead of strong and youthful. This was likely the case because most of the pa
Definition
Describe this sculptures visual qualities and how those qualities are indicative of Roman Republican portraiture.
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Portrait of Augustus as a General is characterized by its return to Greek classicism. Here, Augustus is portrayed in an idealistic sense, depicting the golden times of Rome through the replication of Greek art during its prime. It has noted similarities t
Definition
Discuss the significance of this sculpure in reference to the return to Greek classicism in Roman sculpure.
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The style seen in this cubiculum is that of the Second Style, which began around 80 BC and ended around 15 BC. The aim of the Second Style was to create the illusion that the room extends far beyond its actual limits, to fool the eye into believing the ro
Definition
Identify the style of the murals of this Roman room, and briefly discuss the charteristics of that style.
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The fourth style paintings of this triclinium seems to be very much the motley collection with prominent elements from the previous three styles. One can see the faux marble walls behind the architectural illusions and window scenes of the Second Style, a
Definition
Identify this style of Roman wall painting and discuss how it combines the characteristics of the other styles of painting.
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This is the relief sculpture from the Altar of Augustan Peace. Augustus noted a decline in the birth rate of the nobility, so this was done to promote the ideals of family and fertility. The children are depicted as children, not like small adults, and th
Definition
Identify this work of art and discuss the political message that is conveyed by it.
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This is the Pont du Gard. It functioned as an aqueduct providing about 100 gallons of water a day to the people of Nemes. It also served as a bridge for for spanning the Gard river. The smaller and larger arches depict the eclectism of the aqueduct's aest
Definition
Identify this work of art and discuss its function: pont du gard
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The arch depicted here is the Arch of Constantine, yet the grandiose stature of this arch is not indicative of time and effort that was put into it. This arch only incorporated aspects of other arches. Constantine had his men pilfer ideas from previous ar
Definition
How did this arch's decoration involve the decoration of earlier eras?
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This is a funerary relief of Barbarians on a sarcophagus. During the 3rd century A.D, actual burials, like that in Egyptian times, replaced cremations. This sculpture defies Roman classicism because it was sculpted in a way that it appears as if there is
Definition
Identify the type of structure this is and describe the way the artist used the space. How does that space contrast with classical relief sculpture?
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The word "tondo" refers, in this sense, to a work of art that is depicted in a circular format. This particular tondo is of Septimus Severus and his family and is extremely rare because it is made of wood and the paint is tempera (paint based on egg yolk)
Definition
Briefly define the term tondo in reference to this work of art, and discuss the reason why the emperor's younger son Geta was defaced.
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peristyle
Definition
Many columns and often a lavish garden could be found in this area of a Roman domus.
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Propylaia
Definition
This building was used as the gateway into the acropolis.
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Zeus
Definition
He is known in Greek culture as the king of the gods.
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