ARTS 149 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Roman Sculpture, Engaged Column, Old Italic Script
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Key words: tuscan order: modifying doric order. The etruscans: thriving culture in northern and central italy, descendants of villanovians, etruria, architecture. Porta augusta - city gate of perugia: temples. Major difference between greek and estrucan temples = order of columns. Artists excelled in making huge terra-cotta figures for placement on temples. Famous etruscan artists is vulca from veii, near. Statue of apollo came from the temple dedicated to minerva in the sanctuary of portonaccio at veii. Etruscan sculptors were familiar with the kouroi (greek!: tombs kouroi (greek!) Remains of deceased were placed in urns or sarcophagi. Created a vast empire: portrait sculpture. Created a new style which combined greek idealism and moral values with political propaganda. The statue of augustus of primaporta is an excellent example of roman sculpture of the augustan age. Augustus is idealized and he is portrayed in the contrapposto pose.
