1. Ancient Art History Survey, Weeks 9 and 10
NOTE: NEXT WEDNESDAY WE WILL DO A REVIEW FOR EXAM 2. THE NEXT
EXAM IS SCHEDULED FOR OUR NOV. 8 MEETING—IT IS INTENDED AS AN
ALL-ESSAY TAKE HOME EXAM ON WHICH YOU CAN USE YOUR NOTES AND
BOOK, AND IT WILL REPLACE OUR CLASS MEETING FOR NOV. 8. I WILL
PASS OUT A COPY OF THE EXAM THE CLASS MEETING BEFORE AND ALSO
POST A COPY ON BLACKBOARD.
Lysippos, Praxiteles, Skopas, Alexander the Great, Hellenic, Hellenistic,
Macedonia/Pella, mosaic, tesserae, Ephesus, Lysimachos, Pergamon, Attalids, Pergamon
Altar/Gigantomachy, Asclepion, Seven Wonders of the World, Hanging Gardens of
Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar II), Zeus/Olympia, Mausoleum, Temple of Artemis,
Herostratus, Colossus of Rhodes, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Etruscans (Etruria/Tuscany),
Romulus and Remus, Rome, Aeneas, Roman Republic, veristic (topographical), death
masks, Julius Caesar, Octavian, Battle of Actium, Augustus, Julio-Claudian, Livia, Prima
Porta, adlocutio, Aeneas, cuirass, Parthians, standards, cornucopia, Ara Pacis, Campus
Martius, Tellus, Marcus Agrippa, Tiberius, cameo, trophy, Nero, Domus Aurea, trompe
l'oeil, First through Fourth Styles (painting), Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius,
Vespasian, Flavian, Flavian Ampitheater, Colosseum, arch construction, voussiors,
keystone, buttress, arcade, vault, triumphal arch/column, Titus, Domitian, Nerva
Possible essay questions:
--Differentiate between Hellenic and Hellenisitic. Discuss the Seven Wonders of the
World. Which were of Hellenisitic origin? What has happened to them?
--Discuss the propagandistic messages of the Augustus from Prima Porta and the Ara
Pacis.
--Discuss images of Vespasian—why did he choose to be depicted in a veristic style?
What was the “Flavian Ampitheater,” what were his motivations in constructing it, and
how did it utilize the principles of arch construction?
Images:
Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxitiles, c.340 BC, p. 123
Apoxyomenos by Lysippos, c.330 BC, 125
Pergamon Altar, c.175 BC, p. 133
Augustus (from Prima Porta), c.20 BC, p. 174
Ara Pacis, 13-9 BC, p. 176
Vespasian, c.75 AD, p. 181
Colosseum, 70-80 AD, p. 180