Etruscan Art

Map of the Mediterranean region ca. 500 BC

Fibula with Orientalizing lions. Found in a tomb in Cerveteri (near Tarchna). 650 BC. Size: 1’.

Model of a typical sixth-century BC Etruscan temple as described by Vitruvius

Model of a typical sixth-century BC Etruscan temple as described by Vitruvius

6th-cent. BC Greek Doric temple

Lifesize statue of Apulu (Apollo), painted terracotta figure from roof of Portonaccio temple in Veii, Italy, ca. 500 BC

Kore, Athens, ca. 510 BCE

Apulu (Apollo), painted terracotta figure from roof of Portonaccio temple in Veii, Italy, ca. 500 BCE

Sarcophagus with reclining couple, from Cerveteri, Italy. Ca. 520 BCE. Painted terracotta

Tumulus in Banditaccia necropolis, Cerveteri, Italy. 7th-2nd cent. BC. Note tufa bedrock

Interior of the Tomb of the Reliefs, Cerveteri. 3rd cent. BC.

Interior of Tomb of Leopards, Tarquinia. 5th cent. BC.

Details of Etruscan tomb interiors, 5th cent. BC

Porta Marzia (Gate of Mars), Perugia, Italy, 2nd cent. BC

Porta Marzia, Perugia 2nd cent. BC.Arch formed by a series of voussoirs framed by pilasters

Aule Metele, from Cortona, Italy, 1st cent. BC. Bronze, 5’7” high.

Capitoline Wolf, from Rome, Italy (suckling infants are later additions).

Capitoline Wolf, from Rome, Italy (suckling infants are later additions). DATE 500 BC????