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The Roman Empire at the death of Trajan
117 CE. |
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Temple of Portunus
aka "temple of fortuna virilis", Rome, Italy, 75 BCE. |
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Temple of Vesta
Tivoli, Italy, early 1st century BCE.
(circular , first temple made of concrete) |
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Sanctuary of Fortuna
Palestrina, Italy, late 2nd century BCE. (several stacked terraces built upon hilside) |
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head of an old man
Osimo, mid-first century BCE. (marble, life-size) |
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portrait (sculpture) of Roman general
from sanctuary of Hercules, Tivoli, Italy, 50 BCE. (marble, head does not match body-reflects Greek art and heroic status) |
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Funerary relief with portraits of the Gessii
from Rome, Italy, 30 BCE (marble, portrait of slave and former owner after he has been freed) |
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Ampitheater
Pompeii, Italy, 70 BCE. (oldest known ampitheatre, held 20,000 people, gladiator fights, etc. contrast greek culture) |
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First Style a.k.a. masonry style
wall painting in the fauces of the Samnite House, Herculaneum, Italy, late 2nd century BCE. (example of Hellenization of Roman architecture) |
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Second style (Dionysiac mystery frieze)
wall paintings, Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, Italy, 50 BCE (fresco frieze, aim was to dissolve walls and create imaginary 3D world) |
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second style (Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor)
wall paintings, Boscoreale, Italy, 50 BCE. (fresco, same idea as imaginary 3D space but linear perspective is now used) |
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Gardenscape (second style wall paintings)
Villa of Livia, Primaporta, Italy, 30 BCE. (fresco, lush gardenscapes- uses atmospheric perspective to create depth) |
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Fourth style (room in Domus Aurea)
Domus Aurea (golden house) of Nero, Rome, Italy, 65 CE. (creamy white walls painted with irrational fragments of buildings) |
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fourth style (Ixion room)
Ixion room in house of the Vettii, Pompeii, Italy, 70 CE (elaborate mural with many colors and crowded composition) |
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portrait of husband and wife
wall painting from House VII, Pompeii, Italy, 70 BCE. (fresco of man and wife-portrayed as well educated) |
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portrait (sculpture) of Augustus as General
from Primaporta, Italy, early 1st century CE (marble, emperor in armor-presents Augustus as recipient of civic crown) |
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Portrait (sculpture) bust of Livia
from Arsione, Egypt, early 1st century CE (marble, shows youthfulness of women similar to Greek goddesses) |
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Ara Pacis Augustae (altar of Augustan Peace)
Rome, Italy, 10 BCE. (small building celebrating the establishment of peace) |
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Female Personification
panel from the east facade of Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, Italy, 10 BCE (marble, female with 2 babies, bountiful earth around her) |
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procession of the imperial family
detail of the south frieze of the Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, Italy, 10 BCE (marble, depiction of recognizeable individuals) |
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Pont-du-Gard
Nimes, France, 16 BCE (road/bridge brought water from a distant mountain spring to inhabitants of the empire) |
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Severus and Celer
octogonal hall of the Domus Aurea (golden house) of Nero, Rome, Italy, 65 CE (octogonal room in the house of nero) |
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Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater)
Rome, Italy, 70 CE (worlds largest amphitheater held 50,000 people- gladiator combats, etc.- made of concrete barrel vaults) |
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portrait (sculpture) of Vespasian
75 CE (marble, contrasts Nero's image of self-indulgence) |
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portrait bust (sculpture) of a Flavian woman
from Rome, Italy, 90 CE (marble, woman with corkscrew curls and delicate face) |
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Arch of Titus
Rome, Italy, after 81 CE (arch leading up to the Forum to honor Titus) |
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Spoils of Jerusalem.
relief panel from the Arch of Titus, Rome, Italy, 80CE |
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triumph of titus.
relief panel from teh arch of titus, rome, italy, 80 CE, marble |
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apollodorus of damascus
Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, dedicated 112 CE (temple, column, libraries, basilica, forum, equestrian statue) |
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Column of Trajan,
Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, dedicated 112 CE |
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apollodorus of damascus
ariel view of the markets of trajan, rome, italy, 100 CE |
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apollodorus of damascus
interior view of the great hall, markets of trajan, rome, italy, 100 CE |
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| portrait bust of hadrian, from rome, 120 CE, marble (first roman emperor to wear a beard) |
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| Pantheon, Rome, Italy, 120 CE ("temple of all gods") |
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cutaway view of pantheon, rome, italy, 120 CE
(cylindrical drum and hemispherical dome) |
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| interior of the pantheon, rome, italy, 120 CE (oculus at top to allow for light to seep through as sun moves across the sky) |
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| model of an insula, Ostia, Italy, 2nd century CE (due to population issues, most romans lived in multi-level insulae or apartments) |
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| funerary relief of vegetable vendor, from ostia, italy, 2nd century CE (terracotta plaques illustrating the life of the middle class were oadorned on tomb faces) |
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| ampotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina, pedestal of the column of Antoninus Pius, rome, italy, 160 CE (marble representation of the accent to heaven of antoninus pius and faustina) |
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| decursio, pedestal of the column of antoninus pius, rome, italy, 160 CE (marble relief-figures float instead of having single ground line) |
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| equestrian statue of marcus aurelius, from rome, italy, 175 CE (bronze statue portrays aurelius as omnipotent conquerer) |
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| portrait of caracalla, 215 CE (marble, personality captured) |
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| plan of Baths of Caracalla, rome, italy, 215 CE (libraries, lecture halls, excersize courts, bathing rooms and swimming pool) |
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| frigidarium, baths of diocletian, rome, 300 CE (remodeled by Michelangelo) |
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| battle of romans and barbarians, from rome, italy, 250 CE (marble frieze of battle on sarcophagus) |
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| portraits of the four tetrarchs, from Constantinople, 305 CE (co-rulers as identical partners, not distinct individuals) |
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| restored view of the palace of diocletian, split, croatia, 300 CE |
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| arch of constantine, rome, italy, 315 CE (much of the sculpture came from monuments of previous rulers) |
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| distribution of largesse, on the arch of constantine, rome, italy, 314 CE (rigid formality) |
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| portrait of constantine, from the basilica of nova, rome, italy, 315 CE (eternally youthful figure) |
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| restored cutaway view of the basilica nova, rome, italy, 310 CE (concrete groin vaults used) |
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| aula palatina, trier, germany, 4th century CE |
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| interior of aula palatina, trier, germany, 4th century CE |
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