CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Etruscan Art, Capitoline Hill, Roman Concrete
22 Jun 2013
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Greek art was used as a model for roman literature, art, buildings etc. There was influence of etruscan art in the buildings of rome. The temple of jupiter on the capitoline hill was influenced by the layout of a typical etruscan temple, and an etruscan artist decorated the temple and made the sculptures inside the temple. Templum space marked out by the augur for auspicies; consecrated ground, especially a sanctuary. Roman temples were on high podiums, unlike greek temples which had platforms. Until the second half of the 2nd century bc, romans didn"t use marble, they used local stones. The first temple made completely of marble was the temple of jupiter stator. Neo-attic workshops: mid 2nd century bce- 1st century ad, model are the sculptures in the round and the reliefs of the classical period (5th and 4th century bce.
