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Roman Sculpture

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March 05, 2013

Roman Sculpture

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March 05, 2013
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  1. Roman  Imperial  Art:  
    Sculpture  
    Reading:  
    Stokstad,  184-­‐209.  
     
    Range:  
    14-­‐400  CE  
    Roman  Imperial  
     
    Terms/Concepts:  
    spoils,  spolia,  triumphal  arch,  
    schema@c,  apotheosis,  
    con@nuous  narra@ve,  
    clemency,  pax  romana,  
    spandrel,  roundel.  
    Key  Monuments:  
      6-­‐36,  Arch  of  Titus,  Roman  
    Imperial,  c.  81  CE.  
      6-­‐47,  Column  of  Trajan,  Forum  
    of  Trajan,  Roman  Imperial.  
    113-­‐116  or  aKer  117  CE  
      6-­‐57,  Equestrian  Statue  of  
    Marcus  Aurelius,  Roman  
    Imperial,  c.  176  CE.  
      6-­‐62,  The  Tetrarchs.  Roman  
    Imperial.  c.  300  CE.  
      6-­‐65,  Arch  of  Constan@ne.  
    Roman  Imperial.    312-­‐315  CE.    

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  3. When  Are  We?  
    Etruscans:            c.  800-­‐300  BCE  
    Roman  Republic:        509  BCE  –  27  BCE  
    Augustus:            27  BCE—14  CE  
    Julio-­‐Claudians:        14  CE  –  68  CE  
    Flavians:              69  CE  –  96  CE  
    The  Five  Good  Emperors:      96  CE-­‐  180  CE  
    Severans:            193  CE  –  217  CE  
    Soldier  Emperors:          217  CE  –  284  CE  
    Tetrarchy:              284  CE  –  313  CE  
    Constan@nian:            317  CE  –  364  CE  

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  4. ★Rome is known fundamentally as an urban civilization
    Model  of  the  City  of  Imperial  Rome  
    Mosaic  of  the  Goddess  
    Roma,  1st-­‐2nd  Century  CE    

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  5. Titus    79-­‐81  CE  
    ✪  
    Sacked  Jerusalem  in  79  CE  
    Domi@an    81-­‐96  CE  

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  7. Arch of Titus
    Sacred  Way  

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  9. *Triumphal  Arch  

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  10. The  Senate  and  the  Roman  People  
     to  the  Divine  Titus,  son  of  the  divine  
    Vespasian  Augustus.  

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  14. The Senate granted a triumph, or an event in which victorious troops left
    weapons outside the city and paraded through Rome
    Winged  Victory  
    Titus  

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  15. Laurel  Wreath  

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  16. Oratory  Gesture  
    6-­‐19,  Augustus  of  Primaporta,  c.  19  CE  

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  17. The Senate granted a triumph, or an event in which victorious troops left
    weapons outside the city and paraded through Rome
    Virtus/Roma   Honos  (Honor)  

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  18.  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    City  Entrance  

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  19.  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    City  Entrance  

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  20. *Also paraded through the city was the spoils of military conquests
    Menorah  
    Standard  
    Standard  
    Standard  
     
     
     
     
     
    Sacred  Silver  Trumpets  for    
    Rosh  Hashanah  

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  21. Spoils  of  War  

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  22. Apotheosis  
    of  Titus  

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  23. Eagle  =  Jupiter  

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  24. Trajan    98-­‐117  CE  
    Dacia  

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  25. Column  of  Trajan  

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  26. Approx.  130  feet  tall  

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  27. Danube River River God (typically a
    reclining and perhaps
    monumental figure)

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  28. River God (typically a
    reclining and perhaps
    monumental figure)

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  30. Trajan

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  31. 6-48, Column of Trajan. Forum of Trajan.
    113-116 or after 117 CE.
    6-19, Augustus of Primaporta.
    Copy of a bronze original of c.20
    BCE.
    Trajan

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  32. Dacian  
     
     
     
    Roman  
    Roman    Parthian  

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  33. Originally,  a  statue  of  Trajan,  but  now  a  statue  of  St.  Peter,  the  first  
    Bishop  of  Rome  

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  34. Marcus  Aurelius    161-­‐180  BCE  

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  35. Possible  Loca@on  of  
    the  Equestrian  Statue  

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  38. 6-­‐52,  Equestrian  Statue  of  
    Marcus  Aurelius,  Rome,  c.  
    176  CE.  

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  39. Vanquished
    enemy

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  40. 6-­‐52,  Equestrian  Statue  of  Marcus  Aurelius,  Rome,  c.  
    176  CE.  

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  41. Vanquished
    enemy

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  42. Bust  of  Philosopher,  Delphi,  
    c.  100-­‐200  CE.  
    6-­‐52,  Equestrian  Statue  of  Marcus  
    Aurelius,  Rome,  c.  176  CE.  

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  43. Caracalla  and  the  3rd  Century  Crisis  
    Caracalla  c. 211-217 CE
    “Soldier  Emperors”  

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  45. Schema@c  

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  50. ConstanPne  the  Great    307-­‐337  CE  

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  51. Arch  of  ConstanPne  

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  53. Arch of Titus. Rome. c.81 CE.

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  54. Trajan  
    Hadrian   Hadrian  
    Marcus  Aurelius  

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  56. Hadrian  

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  57. Hadrian  

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  59. Triumphal arch Triumphal arch
    Constantine

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  60. Constantine

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  61. Constantine
    Marcus Aurelius Hadrian

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  63. Cri@cal  Thinking  Ques@ons  
    1.  How  are  gestures  important  to  the  
    communica@on  of  emperorship  in  Imperial  
    Rome?  
    2.  What  is  a  triumph?    What  are  some  essen@al  
    aspects  of  a  triumph  scene?  
    3.  What  are  some  of  the  important  shiKs  in  the  
    grooming  of  emperors?    How  does  this  indicate  
    a  different  concep@on  of  rulership?  
    4.  What  is  spolia?    To  what  effect  has  it  been  used  
    in  imperial  poli@cal  art?  

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