ART 258 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Trebonianus Gallus, Heroic Nudity, Roman Art
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Caracalla was a horrible emperor- murderer, cruel. A lotof it is landscaping,a place to stroll, garden. Have its own aqueduct, consumes lots of water. Two buildings in the back corners were libraries. Listen to lectures, work out, play sports. Heroic portrait of trebonianus gallus, 251-53 ce (7-67) emperor for about 2 years soldier emperors- no political background. 27 emperor- lasted about 2 years each. Portraits to show ppl who the emperor is if you are an emperor for two years you don"t have time for monuments. He has boots on and cloak that is drapped over his shoulder. We should see a weight shift and there is no weight shift, hips are weird. Proportions of his chest are not right. Head looks tiny for his body classical greeks cropped short hair and have stuble. We think its cannibalized from earlier statues they may have taken parts of broken statues and put them together really fast.
