Republican and Imperial Roman Art and Architecture
Watch and read videos/articles linked below and respond to the following questions:
1) Describe the 1st century tradition of verism in Roman portraiture? What was it meant to express?
2) How does Emperor Augustus break from this tradition and why?
3) How and why did the Emperor Hadrian change the ideal after which his portraits were modeled?
4) The narrators claim Caracalla returned to a type of verism in his portraits and yet his images project something very different from the early 1st century patrician heads. Briefly explain.
5) What is the significance of the Arch of Titus? What military achievements of Titus did it memorialize? How did the sculptors use Greek (and thus Roman) mythology to celebrate the life and achievements of the Emperor Titus?
6) Architecture: Choose either the Colosseum or the Pantheon and describe the architecture of the structure you have chosen. Explain also the purpose of the building and identify and describe at least 2 features of the building you have chosen that are specific to Roman Architecture.
7) Who was Livia and what was the artist trying to achieve in the Painted Garden in the Villa of Livia?
Roman Republic: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/ancient-medieval/roman-empire/a/roman-republic
Roman Social and Political structures: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/ancient-medieval/roman-empire/v/roman-social-and-political-structures
Roman Portraiture: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/beginners-guide-rome/v/romes-history-in-four-faces-at-the-met
Visualizing Imperial Rome https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap/ap-ancient-rome/v/a-tour-through-ancient-rome-in-320-c-e
An Introduction to ancient Roman Architecture: https://smarthistory.org/roman-architecture/
The Arch of Titus https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/early-empire/v/arch-of-titus-relief
Arch of Titus Project https://www.yu.edu/cis/activities/arch-of-titus
The Colosseum https://smarthistory.org/the-colosseum-rome/
The Pantheon https://smarthistory.org/the-pantheon/
Painted Garden, Villa of Livia https://smarthistory.org/painted-garden-villa-of-livia/
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