Egyptian
Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three Daughters, shows a personal relationship between the Pharaoh's family and the new god, Aton (symbolized by the sun-disk with cobra). This move from a polytheistic to a monotheistic religion created this new art period that differed vastly from its predecessor.
What is the Amarna period?
In ancient Mesopotamia, the official in charge of the state was granted their right to rule in this way.
What is 'by a god?'
The periods of ancient Greek art..
What are Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic?
Among the best examples of unnatural preservation after the eruption of Mt. Vetruvius (79 ce), this Domus served as residence and work space to two wealthy merchant brothers and featured a large central atrium, impluvium, cubicula, and a peristyle garden for Summer meals.
What is the House of the Vettii?
The Temple to Minerva at Veii is created of these materials, traditionally used in Etruscan temple architecture.
What are mudbrick and wood?
Visual coordination with the natural setting as well as emphasis on her claimed divine birth were strategic design features of this female pharoah's mortuary temple near Luxor.
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
This raised platform with four sloping sides was the visual and symbolic focal point of the city in ancient Sumeria. It was made of mud-bricks because stone was a rarity.
What is a ziggurat?
The inscription at the base of this piece reads: "Stay and mourn at the monument of dead Kroisos, who raging Ares slew as he fought in the front ranks." It is not a portrait but instead features idealized, rounded musculature; a move toward naturalism.
What is the Anavysos Kouros?
The Alexander Mosaic from the House of Faun, c. 100 bce, is believed to be a Roman copy of a Greek painting that features the emotional battle between Persia and Greece and these two men.
Who are King Darius and Alexander the Great?
Made of burnished terra cotta in two or more pieces, this piece showcases two reclining figures, one male and one female. Their social poses suggest the conviviality that is central to funerary practices and art in Etruria.
What is the Sarcophagus of the Spouses?
The three pharaohs for whom the giant monuments, the Great Pyramids at Giza were made.
Who are Menkaura, Khufu, and Khafre?
These highly stylized figures are made of gypsum inlaid with black limestone and were found in the square temple at Eshnunna, modern day Tes Asmar, Iraq.
What are votive figures?
Considered mathematical perfection, this Polykleitos piece features contropasto and the ideal male figure for men to strive for. This piece was canon for the beauty in proportion and showcases the importance of human potential.
What is Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)?
Shown on the Head of a Roman Patrician (c. 75-50 bce) this style is strictly naturalistic and exaggerates features and flaws, conveying the gravitas and virtue of public service.
What is veristic/verism?
This fashion accessory is considered characteristically Etruscan for women.
What are pointed shoes?
This papyrus scroll was an illustration from the Book of the Dead. This particular illustration shows the weighing of the heart against a feather to guage the weight of sin in the deceased's life.
What is the Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer?
Covered in bitumen and inlayed with lapis lazuli, this relic not only suggests early trade routes and extreme wealth, it is a prime example of hierarchichal scale.
What is the Standard of Ur?
The sloped-shouldered, seated figure of Seated Boxer (c. 100 bce) was cast in pieces using this method of bronze casting and then welded together.
What is lost wax?
Invented by the Romans, this material allowed for significant advancements in architecture due to its weight and ability to be easily formed.
What is concrete?
The Etruscan fresco that demonstrates the celebrations around funerary practices.
What is the Tomb of the Triclinium?
Featured at the Temple of Amun-Re, this type of hall has a roof that is supported by a dense thicket of columns. They are elaborately painted and carved in sunken relief.
What is a hypostyle hall?
The Code of Hammurabi from this ancient culture is a stele that features King Hammurabi receiving the law from the god Shamash. The lower three quarters features the law written in this cuneiform.
What is Babylonian?
This one, located in Athens, was created during the Archaic through the Hellenistic periods and had a market, places of worship and gathering spaces for public debate.
What is the (Athenian) agora?
Named in part for the Greek word that literally translates to "theater with seats on all sides," this structure was designed to specifically suit Roman types of entertainment, including gladitorial games and executions.
What is the Flavian Amphitheatre? (The Colloseum)
The Etruscan variation of Greek Doric order.
What is the Tuscan order?