FAH215H1 Lecture : Art lecture 1- july 8 .docx
Document Summary
Focused on mediterranean but went pretty far north. Focusing on ad- anadomony -> in the "year of our lord; after christ. How implicitly christian the entire history is in the middle ages. There"s also other calendars to date things. Emperor augustus: he was a big deal. Roman empire doubled in size under his reign; his reign marks the beginning of the roman empire. Artistic patrognage was an important way of legitimating his position as emperor, so he used art to express his new political identity, using familiar roman language to convey ideas. He was a busy man; he"s also known as a piece of augustus. Under augustus, we"re entering in this brave new world as peace and prosperity for everyone. Combination of innovation and tradition in art. Augustus trying to portray himself as military leader. Arm stretched pose: avlacuteo -> to address someone.
