Greek Temples
The 3 Greek temple orders
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
Built following the reign of Nero, this Roman marvel was created to give back to the Roman people after years of bad leadership.
The Colosseum
The romans were greatly influenced by this culture.
Greek
What is the stance used in Classical sculpture that shows a relaxed way of standing with knees bent and shoulders tilted?
Contrapposto
The Roman Republic was ruled by these older men
Senators
The central temple chamber
Naos or Cella
The invention of this material allowed for significant advancements in architecture in Ancient Rome
Concrete
The Battle Sarcophagus reflected the political turmoil of the Empire just as this Greek art historical era reflected the political turmoil following the death of Alexander
Hellenistic
conducted business
A temple that is surrounded by a colonnade
Peripteral
Located in the Forum of Trajan, this building was the seat of civic authority and becomes the model of Christian architecture.
Basilica Ulpia
As evidenced by Verism, the Roman Republic valued this in their leaders.
Age, wisdom, gravitas
Sculptor of the Spear Bearer
Polykleitos
The open colonnaded space within a Roman domus
Peristylium
The entablature of an Ionic temple includes this in the frieze
Continuous narrative
The curved stones that make up the haunch of the arch
Voussoirs
The reason Cupid is included at the base of Augustus of Primaporta
To symbolize the divine descent from Venus and Augustus' divine right to rule
In order to maintain the modesty of women, Greek sculptors perfected the modeling of this in order to be able to show the female form
Fabric/clothing
Roman wall painting was created using this technique, involving placing pigment into wet plaster
Fresco
Female figures as columns that support the entablature on their heads, these are a prominent feature on the South Porch of the Erechtheion
Caryatids
The oculus of the Pantheon was created to connect these two elements of Roman society and culture.
The people and the gods/The Earth and the heavens
The relief sculptures on the Arch of Titus depict this military defeat, which funded the building of the Colosseum
The sack of Jerusalem
The Pergamon Altar frieze was designed to demonstrate this Greek civic ideal.
Order over Chaos
The second style of Roman wall painting that included landscapes and mythology wherein artists were beginning to experiment with linear perspective
Architectural Style