ARHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Family Reunion, Cerveteri, Theatricality
28 Feb 2016
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The nike of samothrace (c. 190 bc: example hellenistic theatricality, part of an entire dramatic ensemble, but is the only surviving figure of the ensemble, suggests 3d depth of the figure because of the wings arching backwards. The laoco n (c. 100 bc: 3 artists worked on it, depictions of agony, suffering, and death, given a theatrical exaggeration and emphasis. Model of a etruscan temple based on vitruvius (original would have been c. 600-500 bc: foundation stone, ornamentation on the roof terracotta. Tomb of an extended family (niches filled with sarcophagi) Sarcophagi had sculptures of 1, usually 2 people, of person buried in the sarcophagi. Set up as if it were a family reunion, testifying to the tastes of the etruscans for family structure and daily quotidian life. Interior set up life the interior of an etruscan home (has implements of daily life: tomb of hunting and fishing (c. 510-500 bc)
