PURPOSE
What was the purpose of the Colosseum?
built for the public, to gain favor for the emperors
What was the name of the underground layer of the Colosseum? What was the purpose of this area?
Hypogeum- an elaborate network of tunnels and chambers where gladiators, animals, and prisoners were kept before entering the arena. Allowed for trapdoors into the arena.
________ ______was used for — religious processions and triumphs after successful military campaigns fhrough the Roman Forum
The Via Sacra or Sacred Way
Name this place.... slide 1
House of Vestal Virgins
Who created this piece and what is it called- slide 6
baldacchino canopy - Bernini
What happened at the Circus Maximus
chariot races and games
the center stone of an arch that holds the others in place
keystone
What did Michelangelo paint in the Vatican- we looked at two...
Sistine Chapel / Last Judgment
Name this place.... slide 2
Trajan's Forum
Who created this piece and what is it called- slide 7
Artists that sculpted this piece Michelangelo- called The Pietà
Purpose of Trajan's Forum
commemorate Trajan’s victories
rows of arches repeated
barrel vaults that intersect
barrel vault
groin vault
Name this sculpture- slide 10
Laocoön and his Sons
Name these two places.... slide 3
Vatican City and St. Peter’s Basilica
Who created this piece and what is it called- slide 8
Raphael - School of Athens
What is the purpose of Trajan's Column
Originally commissioned to be a lookout tower; converted to a war memorial, holds Trajan’s ashes,,,
Continuous spiral narrative frieze - 625’ of Trajan’s accomplishments
recessed panel in a ceiling
coffers
Name this sculpture and what is the importance- slide 11
Belvedere Torso - inspiration for Michelangelo’s pieces
Name this place.... slide 4
Markets of Trajan
Who created this dome and what building is it part of- slide 9
Michelangelo-St.Peter’s Basilica
What was one intended purpose of the Roman Forum? We talked about 4.
Civic space (public meeting place)
Administrative (formulated and implemented Roman law and justice)
Commercial (marketplace)
Political center (where political figures meet)
circular opening at the top of a dome
Oculus
Name this place/what is special about it- slide 12
Trevi Fountain -
end point of the Aqua Virgo Aqueduct
- the only working aqueduct today
Name this place.... slide 5
Pantheon
Name this painting- artist?- slide 13
Annunciation- Leonardo da Vinci