This Study Guide is due not later than Friday, Nov. 3 rd at the beginning of class. This is the date of the Unit 5 Exam. Chapter 6 Identifications: Complete the following on the Identification Sheet provided. Remember that some of these might need explanations. 1. Acroterion 2. Aisle 3. Amphitheater 4. Apotheosis 5. Aqueduct 6. Arcade 7. Arch 8. Arcuated gateway 9. Atrium 10. Barrel vault 11. Basilica 12. Catacomb 13. Cella 14. Cista 15. Charun 16. Chimera 17. Coffers 18. Dado 19. Dome 20. Drum 21. Fibula 22. Forum 23. Insula 24. Nave 25. Oculus 26. Podium 27. Sarcophagus 28. Springing 29. Tholos Questions: Answer each of the following completely! Early Etruscan Art 1. Name 4 important Etruscan settlements? a. c. b. d. 2. List 4 architectural characteristics of Etruscan temples that distinguish them from Greek temples. Etruscan Temples Greek Temples a. a. b. b. c. c. d. d. 3. List 3 stylistic characteristics of the Apulu (Apollo) Veii that distinguished it as Etruscan. a. b. c. 30. Tessera (Tesserae) 31. Tumulus 32. Tuscan order 33. Vault 34. Voussoir 4. What were the favorite materials of Etruscan sculptors? Later Etruscan Art 5. Why is the Etruscan Capitoline Wolf (Fig. 6-12) so famous? 6. Describe the medium and technique used for decorating the Ficoroni Cista (Fig. 6-14). 7. For the Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena (Fig. 6-17): a. In what way is the Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena (Fig. 6-17) different from that of the reclining couple (Fig. 6-6)? b. How might the subject on the reliefs relate to the political situation of the Etruscans in the 2 nd century B.C.E.?
Chapter 7 Identifications: Complete the following on note cards or your own paper. Remember that some of these might need explanations. Vocabulary: Define or identify the following making sure you understand what they mean in discussing Roman Art. 1. Amphitheater 2. Apotheosis 3. Arcuated lintels 4. Atmospheric perspective 5. Atrium 6. Barrel Vault 7. Basilica 8. Bay 9. Buttress 10. Caput Mundi 11. Circus 12. Coffer 13. Composite Capital 14. Consuls 15. Cuirass 16. Dome 17. Emblema 18. Exedra 19. Forum 20. Groin Vault 21. Hemispherical Dome 22. Mausoleum 23. Nave 24. Oculus 25. Patrician 26. Pax Romana 27. Piers 28. Pilaster 29. Plebian 30. Pontifex Maximus 31. Pseudoperipteral 32. Revetment 33. Rotunda 34. Spandrel 35. Springings 36. Still Life 37. Stucco 38. Tetrarchy 39. Tondo 40. Tuscan Column 41. Verism (Veristic) 42. Voussoirs Questions: Answer each of the following completely! Republic 1. Which cultures art most strongly influenced that of Rome? 2. What 2 features of the Temple of Portunus (Fortuna Virilis) (Fig. 7-3) were drawn from Etruscan temples? From Greek temples? Etruscan features Greek features a. a. b. b. 3. What element of the Temple of Portunus (Fortuna Virilis) is distinctly Roman? 4. List 2 non-greek features of the Temple of Vesta and identify the style of the temple plan. a. b. Temple plan: 5. What technical developments enabled the Romans to create architecture of space rather than of sheer mass? 6. What was the major function of Roman Republican portrait sculpture? 7. What stylistic features differentiate Roman Republican portraits from Greek examples?
Pompeii and the cities of Vesuvius 8. What catastrophic event has enabled modern scholars to learn so much about life in a Roman town? 9. How did the structure and setting of the Capitolium differ from that of a Greek temple? 10. Briefly describe the following painting styles found in Pompeii and its vicinity and/or in Rome. Give one example of each style from your text. Painting Style: Example: a. 1 st Style: a. b. 2 nd Style: b. c. 3 rd Style: c. d. 4 th Style: d. 11. List 3 pictorial devices used by Roman painters to suggest depth. a. b. c. 12. What is the function of each room in a Roman villa? Draw a sketch below and label the rooms. a. Atrium: b. Cubiculum: c. Fauces: d. Impluvium: e. Peristyle: f. Tablinium: g. Triclinium: 13. A house with the features listed above would have belonged to an upper class family. How would a dwelling for the poor differ?
Early Empire 14. What stylistic sources inspired the Augustus of Primaporta (Fig. 7-27) and what is its political message? 15. What was the purpose of the Ara Pacis Augustae (Fig. 7-29 to 7-31) and how did the iconography reflect that purpose? 16. Name a building, erected in France, in Augustan style: 17. What was the purpose of the Pont-du-Gard; and, what engineering principle is it based upon? 18. What name is commonly used for the Flavian Amphitheater? How many people could it hold? What material was vital for its construction?. 19. How did Flavian portraits differ from Republican portraits? The High Empire 20. Describe the plan that was used at Timgad (Fig. 7-43). 21. Information concerning Trajan: a. What major complex did Trajan build in Rome? b. Who was its architect? c. What was portrayed on the Column of Trajan? d. Describe the technique used to create the frieze. 22. Name an emperor, other than Augustus, who commissioned art that showed strong Greek influence. 23. What revolutionary architectural concept finds its fullest expression in the Roman Pantheon? 24. What principle does Hadrian s Villa (Fig. 7-52) share with the 2 nd century tomb from Petra (fig. 7-53)? Late Empire 25. Describe the features of the Late Antique style that are illustrated in the relief shown in Fig. 7-63.
26. What functions, other than sanitary, did Roman baths fulfill? 27. Define frigidarium and explain what types of vaults were used for the frigidarium of the Baths of Caracalla? 28. List 3 stylistic characteristics of the 4 th century portraits of the tetrarchs. a. b. c. 29. What reasons can be given for Constantine s reuse of 2 nd century sculpture on his triumphal arch (Fig. 7-73)? 30. What types of architectural elements were used to construct Constantine s Basilica Nova (Fig. 7-76)? a. What features does it share with the Aula Palatina (Figs. 7-77 & 7-78) that Constantine built in Germany? b. How does the Basilica Nova differ from Aula Palatina? 31. What is the significance of the Christogram on Constantine s coin portrait?