Exam 6: Etruscan and Roman Art

Trace the development of Rome from the Empire, beginning 509 BCE through the 337 CE, until the death of Constantine.

In the year __________, the Romans overtook the Etruscans, forming a republic centered in Rome.

How and when did the Romans form a republic centered in Rome?

What made Roman concrete so durable and tough?

The Etruscan's production of large-scale sculpture using ________ demonstrates exceptional technical skills.

Why did the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius survive demolition?

Artists decorating the Villa at Boscoreale used ___________to create a general impression of real space beyond the wall.

The variation of the Doric order with an unfluted shaft and simplified base, capital, and entablature is called the __________ order.

The _____________ of the Augustus of Primaporta alludes to the descent of the Julians from Venus.

Why was Augustan art considered to be a new style?

What events took place in the Colosseum ?

In approximately 1000 BCE, a group of people called the __________ occupied the northern and western regions of what was to become known as the Italian peninsula.

In the Initiation Rites of the Cult of Baachus (?) at the Villa of the Mysteries , the figural scenes take place _________________.

Why is Republican period portraiture considered veristic?

The decoration of Etruscan tombs suggests a _________ attitude towards death and the afterlife.

The Flavian Amphitheater is also known as the "Colosseum" because of __________.

What does the art of the third century CE emphasize?

The imperial portraits Augustus of Primaporta and the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius share what detail?

Relief carvings on the Arch of Constantine demonstrate a stylistic shift in art of the fourth century that was characterized by _____________.

Trace the development of the Roman portrait bust from 509 BCE to 337 CE.