![]() ![]() The emperor used relief sculpture as well as portraiture to further his political and social agendas. Which: The portrayal of men with their families on the Alter of Peace served as a moral exemplar. The Ara Pacis depicts a specific event - probably the inaugural ceremony of 13 BCE when work on the alter began -and recognizable historical figures Why: The inspiration for these parallel friezes was the Panathenaic procession frieze of the Parthenon. Augustus promoted marriage and child bearing. Depicts recognizable individuals, including children. What: Procession of the imperial family, detail of the Ara Pacis Augustae. She sports the latest Roman coiffure, (hair style). Her features are derived from Greek goddesses. What: Portrait bust of Livia, the emperor Augustus third wife. How: Fourth Style which is a style of illusionism.A crowded and complex multicolor composition a kind of summation of all the previous muralschemes, characteristic of Roman art. An enlarged version of the kind of author that was a standard feature of ancient books. ![]() What: Seated portrait of the Greek poet Menander, "the first to write a New Comedy". ![]() Painter's wanted to dissolve a room's confining walls and replace them with the illusion of an imaginary three dimensional world, using atmospheric perspective, intentionally blurring the most distant forms. How: Second style wall painting (fresco, 6' 7" high). Where: Primaporta, Italy just north of Rome What: Gardenscape, a mural "picture-window" on the villa walls of Livia, third wife to the emperor Augustus. How: the verism are sculpted as close to the real features of the person (mostly men) then any other type of sculpting. The Greeks, in contrast, believed that head and body were inseparable parts of an integral whole. Why: The Romans believed that the head or bust alone was enough to constitute a portrait. Likened himself to Alexander the Great, and placed his own likeness on a coin in 44 BCE. What: Veristic or bust of Pompey the Great. ![]()
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