Compare And Contrast
ARTH*1510 Midterm 2: Compare and Contrast
Augustus Primaporta 7.10
Origin: Rome
Size: Height 6’8”
Material: Marble
Period: 20 ce
Style: Veristic style, with stress on maturity, turned to Hellenizing style
Description:
Portraits see him as ageless, as seen in statue
References to previous art and historical events to strengthen his authority
Next to right ankle, a cupid playfully riding a dolphin, Cupid, or Eros, the Son of Venus, symbolized descent from Goddess of love through his ancestor Aeneas
Associating Augustus with divine figures, references project an image of earthly and divine power
Pantheon 7.19. 7.20
Origin: Rome
Size: Dome and drum are equal height, the total interior is 143 feet, also the dome’s diameter
Material: Concrete, with travertine, granite, and colored marble
Period: Completed 125 ce
Style: Hellenistic
Description:
Honored all gods, included living and deceased members of ruling family among gods
Augustus right hand man, Agrippa, built the first Pantheon, fire destroyed this temple, and reconstructed Pantheon destroyed by lightning, current design created under Hadrian
Transformed into a church in early 7th century ce
Ancient viewers would have associated sphere with eternity and perfection, and the dome’s surface must have evoked a starry night sky
Visually the dome seems unanchored
House of the Mysteries 7.25
Origin: Pompeii
Material: Painted plaster
Period: 60-50 BCE
Style: Second
Description:
Represent initiation into womanhood or marriage, in the presence of Dionysis and Ariadne
Solid and bold modeling of life-size figures, calm and varied poses, lend a quiet power and vivid drama to the room
Figures interact on narrow ledge set against deep red background, articulated by upright stripes of black resembling stylized columns
Engaged in rites associated with Dionysiac mysteries, one of the mystery religions originating in Greece
Santa Costanza 8.5 (Interior)
Origin: Rome
Period: 350 ce
Description:
Mausoleum of Constantine’s
Augustus Primaporta 7.10
Origin: Rome
Size: Height 6’8”
Material: Marble
Period: 20 ce
Style: Veristic style, with stress on maturity, turned to Hellenizing style
Description:
Portraits see him as ageless, as seen in statue
References to previous art and historical events to strengthen his authority
Next to right ankle, a cupid playfully riding a dolphin, Cupid, or Eros, the Son of Venus, symbolized descent from Goddess of love through his ancestor Aeneas
Associating Augustus with divine figures, references project an image of earthly and divine power
Pantheon 7.19. 7.20
Origin: Rome
Size: Dome and drum are equal height, the total interior is 143 feet, also the dome’s diameter
Material: Concrete, with travertine, granite, and colored marble
Period: Completed 125 ce
Style: Hellenistic
Description:
Honored all gods, included living and deceased members of ruling family among gods
Augustus right hand man, Agrippa, built the first Pantheon, fire destroyed this temple, and reconstructed Pantheon destroyed by lightning, current design created under Hadrian
Transformed into a church in early 7th century ce
Ancient viewers would have associated sphere with eternity and perfection, and the dome’s surface must have evoked a starry night sky
Visually the dome seems unanchored
House of the Mysteries 7.25
Origin: Pompeii
Material: Painted plaster
Period: 60-50 BCE
Style: Second
Description:
Represent initiation into womanhood or marriage, in the presence of Dionysis and Ariadne
Solid and bold modeling of life-size figures, calm and varied poses, lend a quiet power and vivid drama to the room
Figures interact on narrow ledge set against deep red background, articulated by upright stripes of black resembling stylized columns
Engaged in rites associated with Dionysiac mysteries, one of the mystery religions originating in Greece
Santa Costanza 8.5 (Interior)
Origin: Rome
Period: 350 ce
Description:
Mausoleum of Constantine’s