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AP Art History
Test Study Slides: Mesopotamian thru Roman Art
Assyrian Art
Lamassu• Guardian figure protects
entrances into palaces• Combination man and animals• Winged, hoofed• Has five legs: two if you look from
the front, four as you look from the side
Mycerinus (Menkare)
C 2500 BCE
flanked by the goddess Hathor (left) and a nome goddess Bat (right). Basalt statue
Seated Scribediscovered at Saqqara in 1850 and dated to the period of the 4th Dynasty, 2620-2500 BCE
Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqarac. 2650 BCE
Hippopotamus Hunt, Mastaba of Ti, Saqqara, Dynasty V. Painted relief on limestone. 4' high.
Akhenatenc. 1360 BCE
Queen TiyeCa. 1353 – 1335 BCE
Bull Leapingc. 1550 – 1450 BCE
Funerary Stele of Hegesoc. 410 – 400 BCE
Greek Archaic Art Calf-Bearer• Bearded• Left foot forward• Thin coat• Rhobos the Calf-Bearer
who brings offerings to Athena as thanks for his prosperity
• Archaic smile
Kritios Boyc. 480 BCE
Riace Warriors
c. 460 BCE
Nike of Samothracec. 190 BCE
Nike Adjusting Her Sandalc. 410 – 407 BCE
Late Classical Art
4th Century BC
Praxiteles, Aphrodite of Knidos• First nude woman in Greek art• Very popular in its own time, people came from far and wide to see it• Placed in a round temple surrounded by columns: effect of sneaking a peek at her• Not openly erotic• Female sexual power suggested • Genitals lacking• Steps into a bath• One side of her has an open form, the other closed• S curve• Gentle dreamy quality
Roman Early Imperial Art
Pont du Gard, Nîmes• Bridge and aqueduct• Largest arch spans 82 feet• Each person in Nîmes
could count on 100 gallons of water a day
• Rough stones left exposed to allow for repair work
• Ashlar masonry
Flavian Amphitheatre, 80 CE
Wall Paintings from Pompeii ca. 70 – 79 BCE
Garden Room, late 1st century BCE 3rd Pompeian Style
Villa of the Mysteries, 2nd Pompeian Style painting
Dionysiac Mystery Frieze•Fresco, Foreshortening•2nd Pompeian Style painting•Large figures in a frieze-like format•Initiation rites into the female cult of Dionysos•Figures act out mystery rites•Painted marble panels at bottom, from the First Pompeian style of painting•Bright Pompeian red background pushes figures forward•No linear perspective, but three dimensional illusionism•Figures interact with each other on adjacent wall spaces
Atrium, House of the Silver wedding
Ixion Room•Fresco, linear perspective, atmospheric perspective•Foreshortening•Ixion murdered his father-in-law and planned to seduce Hera•Zeus struck him with a thunderbolt and ordered him to be tied to a wheel in hell•Scheme of red and white fields•On bottom painted to resemble marble slabs•On top, architectural vistas that do not align to a single viewpoint•Thin delicate motifs alternate with framed mythological scenes
Rome, c. 80 B.C.
Head of a Roman Patrician•Bust•Severe, unwavering, resolute•Knowledgeable, respected•Romans felt the head was a good enough representation of a person•Traditional family values•Influenced by Hellenistic Greek art•Shows the virtues of old age•Was old age enhanced on the figure?
Roman Late Imperial Art
Head of Constantine• 8 ½ foot head• Part of a seated statue that
must have been 30 feet• Enthroned in the Basilica of
Constantine• Metal crown was attached to
brow• Enlarged and detailed carving
of eyes• Lack of individuality
Ara Pacis c. 13 – 19 BCE
Ara Pacis and Procession of the Imperial Family•Altar of Peace•Delicately carved acanthus leaf patterns on the exterior•Altar connected with Augustus’ homecoming after a long absence •Romans appear as a ruling class, not as gods•Actual identifiable Romans depicted•Children are depicted as children, not shown as small adults•Crowding of figures in processional, not classically dispersed•Augustus passed laws to promote family valuesTellus Relief •Mother Earth suckles her children•Personifications of earth, wind, fire and water rest at peace around her•Roman peace brings bounty to all