ARH 131 Lecture 13: 2 Lecture Roman Early And High Empire

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Art History
• Course: ARH 131
• Professor: Hollander Joel

Document Summary

Augustus (63 bce 14 ce: into power after caesar killed, started roman empire with peace and power and sole ruler, pax romana. Augustus: idealized, more idealized and defined (muscles) than orator (slide 4, similar stoicism, armor plate with narrative of military victory. 3 registers: plate shows how using classical greek ideas of registers and drapery and contrapposto stance so using stuff learned from previous people. Ara pacis: commemorates augustus, elevated, realistic rather than idealized (greeks, slide 7. Seated pose with the two babies: ara pacis rooted in classical formulas but showing interest to reformulate. Mix of roman new stuff and classical stuff. Slide 8: depth using higher and lower relief, much more connectivity and fluidity and action in this example than previous examples at persepolis (persians) and parthenon (greeks, dynamic quality generated by ^^ Young flavian woman: use of a drill instrument to create the coiffure hair.