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Book SynopsisA HISTORY OF ROMAN ART The new edition of the leading textbook on Roman art, updated with new images and expanded geographic and cultural scope A History of Roman Art is an expansive survey of the painting, mosaic, sculpture, decorative arts, and architecture of ancient Rome. This acclaimed textbook provides a fully-illustrated narrative history of Roman art that spans a millennium, from the early origins of Rome to the era of Emperor Constantine. Interwoven throughout the text are themes of Rome's cultural inclusiveness and the importance of art in promoting Roman values, helping students understand how diverse cultures contributed to Roman life. Accessible, chronologically-organized chapters provide numerous examples of the arts, their cultural and historical context, descriptions of artistic techniques, and writings by ancient authorsenabling students to develop a rich appreciation of art's importance in the Roman world. Now in its second edition, this market-leading textbook feat
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations xiv
Preface to the Second Edition xxiv
Preface to the First Edition xxv
Note to Students xxvii
Acknowledgments xxix
Walk Through Tour xxx
Timeline xxxii
About the Website xxxvii
1 Introduction To Roman Art History 1
Timeline 1
Cultural Property Controversies 2
Dating Dilemmas in Roman Art History 3
Restoration Issues in Roman Art History 4
The Role of Elites in Public Art and Architecture 4
Italic versus Classical Styles and Forms I: Temples 5
Italic versus Classical Styles and Forms II: Portraiture 7
Female Portraiture and Embedded Values 9
Romans Judging Roman Art: Values and Class 11
Art, Context, and Social Status I: The Tomb of Vestorius Priscus 12
Art, Context, and Social Status II: The Roman House 14
Narrative Moment 16
Suggestions for Further Reading 17
2 Regal Period, 753–509 BCE 18
The Etruscans and the Question of Etruscan Dominance
Timeline 18
Introduction to the World of Early Rome and Italy 19
The Etruscans 21
Etruscan architecture and city planning 21
Etruscan Orientalizing art 23
Etruscan sculpture and portraiture 25
Art in Latium, the Region Around Rome 27
Archaic Rome: City Planning and Architecture 29
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus 34
Murlo (Poggio Civitate) 36
Etruscan Tomb Paintings 41
Greco‐Italic Archaic Architecture: A Doric Temple at Pompeii 45
Conclusion 46
Suggestions for Further Reading 46
3 The Early Republic, 509–211 BCE 48
The Spread of Roman Power and Forms
Timeline 48
Introduction to Early Roman Republican Art 49
A brief historical survey of the Early Republic 50
Greek wall painting: Tomb of the Diver, Paestum 50
Etruscan tomb painting of the fifth century BCE 52
Etruscan terracotta plaque, Pyrgi 54
Lucanian Tomb Painting, Paestum 56
Etruscan tomb painting of the fourth century BCE 60
Roman tomb painting of the Early Republic 64
Etruscan and Central Italian Bronze Sculpture 67
Terracotta Votive Sculpture 71
Roman Architecture and Urban Planning 73
Ostia: Rome’s first colony and planned community 74
Maritime colonies at Cosa and Paestum, 273 BCE 75
Conclusion 79
Suggestions for Further Reading 79
4 The Later Republic, 211–31 BCE 81
The Origins of a Hellenistic Roman Culture
Timeline 81
Introduction 82
Architecture and Urban Planning 82
Architecture 84
Greek urban planning and sanctuary design 88
Roman Wall Painting in the Late Republic 100
First Style wall painting, 200–80 BCE 100
Second Style wall painting, 80–15 BCE 104
Late Republican Sculpture 116
Conclusion 122
Suggestions for Further Reading 122
5 The Age of Augustus, 31 BCE–14 CE 124
The Art of Empire
Timeline 124
Augustus 125
The Portraits of Augustus 126
Augustus and the City of Rome 130
The Campus Martius 130
Forum Augustum 135
The Palatine Hill 140
Third Style Wall Painting 144
Third Style painting at Oplontis 145
The Emulation of Augustan Art 146
Traditional Italic Style in the Age of Augustus 149
Concrete Architecture 154
Glass and Gems 155
Conclusion 156
Suggestions for Further Reading 157
6 The Julio-Claudians, 14–68 CE 159
The Rise of Roman Dynastic Art
Timeline 159
Introduction 160
Tiberius, 14–37 ce, and Caligula, 37–41 CE 160
Portraiture 161
Dynastic monuments 161
Palace architecture and mythological sculpture 165
Claudius, 41–54 CE 171
Portraiture 171
Dynastic monuments 172
Historical reliefs 174
Architecture 176
Nero, 54–68 CE 177
Portraiture of Nero 178
Portraiture of Julio‐Claudian women 179
Palace architecture 180
Non‐Mythological Wall Painting, Pompeii 185
Public Buildings and Interior Decoration, Pompeii 186
Decorative Metal, Gems, and Glass 190
Conclusion 195
Suggestions for Further Reading 195
7 The Flavians, 69–96 CE 197
Civil War, Disaster, and Response
Timeline 197
Civil War of 68–69 CE 198
Vespasian and Titus, 69–81 CE 199
Portraiture 200
Architecture 200
Pompeii and Herculaneum 205
Herculaneum 206
Pompeii 209
Domitian, 81–96 CE 215
Portraiture 217
Historical reliefs 218
Architecture 226
Decorative Metal and Glass 232
Conclusion 233
Suggestions for Further Reading 233
8 Trajan and Hadrian, 98–138 CE 235
Emperors from the Provinces
Timeline 235
Nerva, 96–98 CE 236
Trajan, 98–117 ce, and Hadrian, 117–138 CE 237
Portraiture of Trajan and Hadrian 238
Portraiture of empresses 239
Architecture 239
Sculpture 249
Historical reliefs 249
Funerary sculpture 262
Mythological sculpture 263
Mosaics 266
Lamps 270
Conclusion 271
Suggestions for Further Reading 271
9 Antonine Emperors, 138–192 CE 272
From an Empire of Gold to One of Rust
Timeline 272
Introduction 273
Antonine Portraiture 274
Portraits of emperors and empresses 274
Non‐imperial portraiture 276
Commodus portraiture 277
Architectural Sculpture 280
Relief sculpture honoring Hadrian and Antoninus Pius 280
Reliefs from victory monuments of Marcus Aurelius 283
Architecture 284
Wall Painting and Mosaics 287
Sarcophagi 292
Mythological sarcophagi 292
Biographical sarcophagi 294
Children’s sarcophagi 297
Fayum Mummy Portraits 297
Carved Gems 301
Conclusion 301
Suggestions for Further Reading 301
10 Civil War and Severan Dynasty, 193–235 CE 303
Calm before the Storm
Timeline 303
Introduction 304
Trends and Developments in Severan Art 304
Portraiture 305
Portraiture of Julia Domna 306
Baths of Caracalla: Architecture and Sculpture in Rome 309
Historical Reliefs 314
Mosaic Art under the Severans 317
Sarcophagi 319
Forma Urbis Romae 322
Roman Temples at Baalbek 325
Severan Building Program at Lepcis Magna 330
Gems 333
Terracotta 334
Conclusion 334
Suggestions for Further Reading 335
11 The Third Century and The Tetrarchy, 235–306 CE 336
Crisis and Renewal
Timeline 336
Third‐Century Emperors and the Tetrarchy 337
Philip the Arab, 244–249 CE 337
Decius, 249–251 CE 337
Valerian, 253–260 CE 340
Aurelian, 270–275 CE 340
Diocletian, 284–305 CE 341
The Tetrarchy 343
Coin Portraits of the Third Century CE 344
Historical Reliefs 346
Decennalia Monument, Forum Romanum, Rome, 303 CE 347
Arch of Galerius, Thessalonica, 303 CE 348
Sarcophagi 350
Imperial Architecture 355
Baths of Diocletian 355
Architecture and mosaics: Villa at Piazza Armerina, Sicily 357
Mosaics from the City of Antioch‐on‐the‐Orontes in the Roman East 361
Glass and Gems 365
Conclusion 369
Suggestions for Further Reading 369
12 Constantine, 306–337 CE 371
Christian Empire and the Decline of the West
Timeline 371
Constantine, the First Christian Emperor 372
Portraiture 373
Architecture at Trier: Building a Provincial Capital 374
Architecture and Sculpture at Rome: Augmenting the Imperial Capital and Creating a Dynasty 377
Basilica Nova 377
Arch of Constantine 378
Constantinian church and tomb architecture in Rome 383
Silver Vessels in the Fourth Century CE 387
Mosaics 390
Conclusion 393
Epilogue: The Fall of Rome and the Rise of New Romes 394
Suggestions for Further Reading 399
Glossary 400
Guide to Further Reading 403
Index 406
