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Edict of Milan, 313 CE
This edict granted religious liberty to those who practiced Christianity and other faiths
basilica
triumphal arch
monumental structure pierced by at least one arched passageway and erected to honour an important person or to commemorate a significant event
The Arch of Titus
commemorates the Roman triumph awarded to Emperor Vespasian and to Titus, his son and heir, for their victory in the Jewish War
pax romana
period saw unprecedented peace and economic prosperity throughout the Empire, which spanned from England in the north to Morocco in the south and Iraq in the east.
Lost wax process
begins with the artist molding a soft pliable material such as clay or plaster into the desired shape. This is then covered in wax.
A second coat of soft material is superimposed on the wax and attached with pins or other supports.
The wax is then melted away leaving a hollow space between the two layers of soft material.
Molten bronze is then poured into the mold, the bronze hardens as it cools and eventually the mold is removed.
The bronze is now in the shape originally formed by the lost wax and is ready for tooling, polishing and for the addition of features such as glass or stone eyes and ivory teeth to heighten the organic appearance
partheon
Doric temple exhibiting all of the characteristics of the Doric architectural order.
friez
runs around the exterior of building, comprised of triglyphs (three bars) and metopes (figurative relief sculpture). Above the frieze on the east and west ends of the building are triangular spaces formed from the grade of the roof called pediments
The Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum
the Arch of Titus commemorates the Roman triumph awarded to Emperor Vespasian and to Titus, his son and heir, for their victory in the Jewish War
high relief
the forms project at least half or more of their natural circumference from the background and may in parts be completely disengaged from the ground, thus approximating sculpture in the round
what is the kritios boy
often attributed to 5th centry BCE
Sculpture is an example of ner developments that mark the change from the ARCHAIC to the EARLY CLASICAL PERIOD
stylized
forms have given way to more ralistic descriptions of body parts
partheon
built to replace an earlier remple to athena which was destroyed