ARH 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Verism, Diocletian, Contrapposto
28 Apr 2016
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Caracalla: different style hair than before, veristic style, expression is intense, typical late empire face. Philip the arab: verism but face seems concerned and short cropped hair again, not relaxed at all. Sarcophagus: figures are piled up creating chaos, everything high relief so no use of perspective, extended right arm showing use of roman tradition. Slides 7-9: difference here is the head is a little too big. Late empire showing inability to maintain classical proportions. The tetrarchs (300 ce = 4th century now: joint 4 rulers of roman empire, smaller than life size. Hugging each other symbolizes then being cowards and afraid or turbulent times: no wet drapery or contrapposto stance or outstretched right arm, romans losing ability to maintain classical formulas and signaling decline of. Constantine the great (slide 13: made christianity official religion of the empire, colossal sculpture, schematic. 8: diocletian was emperor that established the tetrarchs, colonnaded courtyard that leads to entrance.
