Roman art
n Roman art has the visual arts made in Ancient Rome, and in the territories of the Roman Empire.
Major forms of Roman art are n architecture, n painting, n sculpture and n mosaic work
n Our knowledge of Ancient Roman painting relies in large part on the preservation of artifacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum Painting
Painting Most of this wall painting was done using the secco (“dry”) method, but some fresco paintings also existed in Roman times.
Variety of subjects Roman painting provides a wide variety of themes: n animals, n still life, n scenes from everyday life, n portraits, n some mythological subjects.
Landscape and vistas The main innovation of Roman painting compared to Greek art was n the development of landscapes, in particular incorporating techniques of perspective.
Landscape and vistas n Some landscapes were pure scenes of nature, particularly gardens with flowers and trees, architectural vistas depicting urban buildings.
Landscape and vistas n Other landscapes show episodes from mythology, the most famous demonstrating scenes from the Odyssey
Roman still life subjects are often placed in niches or shelves and depict a variety of everyday objects including n fruit, n live and dead animals, n seafood, n shells. Still life
Portraits n The most prestigious form of art besides sculpture was panel painting, i. e. tempera or encaustic painting on wooden panels.
n Genre Portraits scenes Roman genre scenes generally depict Romans at leisure and include gambling, music. Some scenes depict gods and goddesses at leisure.
Sculpture Five categories of Roman sculpture : n portraiture, n historical relief, n funerary reliefs, n sarcophagi, n copies of ancient Greek works.
n Roman sculpture was heavily influenced by Greek (examples - bronzes). n It is only thanks to some Roman copies that a knowledge of Greek originals is preserved.
n Many of these sculptures were large polychrome terra-cotta images n The painted surface of many of them has worn away with time. (the Apollo of Veii)
n Where Questions: was Ancient Roman painting found? n Call the major forms of Roman art. n What kind of subject was popular in Roman painting? n What was the main innovation of Roman painting compared to Greek art ? n What kind of scenes are generally depicted in Roman pictures? n Call five categories of Traditional Roman sculpture.