Ara Pacis: C. 13-9 BC Marble, 34'5", view of west side Originally located on the Tiber River Aligned with a giant sundial Celebrated Augustus as a warrior and a peacemaker Rectangular with an enclosed alter, entrance is through a flight of stairs on the west wall Flowers suspended in swags from bucrania surround alter (bucrania (ox skulls) symbolize sacrificial offerings) Augustus of Primaporta Early 1st Century Marble, 6'8" Combination of Greek idealism and Roman individuality Discovered in a villa belonging to Augustus's wife Demonstrates creative assimilation of earlier sculptural traditions into a new context Idealization of a specific ruler and his prowess Cupid, the son of Venus rides a dolphin next to his leg Reference to the claim that the emperor's family were descendants of Venus Bare feet represent elevation to divine status Aulus Metellus Pergia: Late 2nd or early 1st BC Bronze, 5'1" Originally known as The Orator Pose is expressive of authority and persuasiveness Maison Caree Nimes: C. 20 BC Early imperial temple Large and richly decorated Dedicated to the grandsons of Augustus Uses opulant Corinthian order Temple dedicated to Portunus Rome: 2nd Century BC Located on the Tibur River and dedicated to Rectangular cella and a porch at one end reached by a single flight of stairs Ionic columns, colonnade across entrance, engaged around building Port du Gard Nimes: 1st century BC 900 foot span rising 180 feet above the Gard River Originally an aqueduct Conveys the balance, proportion, and rhythmic harmony of a great work of art Musician and Dancers Tomb and the Lionesses, Tarquinia C.480-470 BC Mural in a tomb Painted frieze Woman portrayed as active participants Etruscan had ability to suggest that their subjects inhabit a bright world beyond the tomb walls Column of Trajan, Rome 113-116 or after 117 CE Marble, 125' Height may have recorded the depth of the excavation required to build the Forum of Trajan Topped with gilded bronze statue Involved more than 2,500 individual figures linked by landscape, architecture
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Art History -Chap 6 - Images page 2
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The Ara Pacis is on the Tiber now - I am pretty sure that was not the original location of the altar.
There is a lot of information for the Ara Pacis here:
http://www.ara-pacis-museum.com/
I'm sure it was there originally. They moved it closer to the Tiber, but it was in the area.
Ciao Christina - yes - it was near the river (actually covered by the silt eventually) - but was moved quite a bit when rediscovered:
"(3.) When the Ara Pacis was reconstructed, on Mussolini's instructions, it was moved considerably to the north of its original location and rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise to align with the mausoleum of Augustus. By convention, modern discussions of the structure refer to its original Orientation. Several studies have pointed out inaccuracies in the 1930s reconstruction: Diane A. Conlin, "The Reconstruction of Antonia Minor on the Ara Pacis Augustae," Journal of Roman Archaeology 5 (1992): 209-15; and Gerhard Koeppel, "The Third Man: Restoration Problems on the North Frieze of the Ara Pacis Augustae," Journal of Roman Archaeology 5 (1992): 216-17."
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-84192627.html
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