He had many great acomplishments such as being considered one of the founders of modernist schools of dominican painting along with Yoryi Morel and Jaime Colson. In his early career he…
Kritios was an Athenian sculptor, whose style and technique during the late archaic period helped revolutionize the archaic period into the Classical period. He has two main statutes that I am going to examine the first of which being the Kritios boy. Also referred to as “the first beautiful nude art” it is very important as it is a precursor to the later classical sculptures. It depicts a young boy in an idea form (so sculpted in the nude if they where in the ideal form) and is possibly a reflection of the Athenian cultural obsession with Pederasty. Yet it is more important in the sense that it smashes the Korous pose. The Kritios boy is so important as Kritios has mastered a complete understanding of how the different parts of the body act together, the statue supports the weight on the left leg meaning that the right one is bent at the knee and relaxed, and forces a chain of events as the pelvis is pushed diagonally upwards on the left side this causes the right buttock to relax and the spine to be placed in an “S” shaped curve causing…
What Marcus Aurelius is also known for besides being a great ruler was his view on Stoicism. Aurelius was a strong follower of Stoicism and in order to show that, he wrote a series of collections that is known as Meditation. This work is an intimate self-portrait of himself and what his views are on Stoicism. It is said that Aurelius wrote many of these collections while he was in battle. Meditations is now a classic of the Stoic…
Marcus Cocceius Nerva, was a roman emperor who ruled from 96 to 98 A.D. He was born on November 8th in the year 30 A.D in Navia, Umbria. He was descended from a family of senatorial origins, having history with the previous emperors. Nerva’s great grandfather was consul during the year 36 B.C, and Governor of Asia in the same year. Nerva’s mother was the great granddaughter of Tiberius, therefore he had connections to the Julio- Claudian line.…
His hard working and charismatic character earned him the friendship of the Holy Roman Emperors Charles V and his processor Maximilian I. He soon became the official court artist for the both of them. He helped complete a large quantity of artistic projects; mainly portraits using oil on either canvas or wooden panel. He distinctly combined the techniques…
Marcus Junius Brutus was born in Macedonia in 85 BC. He was the son of Marcus Junius, who was killed in Pompey in 77 b.c. his mother, Servila, was Caesars’ lover. He was known as a literary man who wrote histories (now lost).…
Essay Topic 4: Augustus made significant urban and architectural interventions on the city of Rome. Choose three buildings/monuments related to his reign and discuss how they reflect his impact. What representational messages were they designed to convey?…
“I have found Rome of clay; I leave it to you of marble.” These were Augustus’s last words. Augustus was born Gaius Octavius on September 23 63 B.C. in Rome. Augustus’s father was a senator and governor in the Roman republic. Augustus was the nephew of Julias Caesar and then later became his heir. He was a teenager and was in Apollenia (modern-day Albania) when his uncle was murdered. Augustus was named Octavian before 27 B.C. He was the first and most powerful Roman emperor. Augustus was the most successful Roman emperor because he restored Roman peace, won many battles and expanded the Roman Empire.…
The Roman Empire was filled with beautiful art and insightful literature, but none knew how to use this literature to their advantage like Gaius Octavian Thurinus also know as Augustus. Augustus the most influential people in all of Rome's history and was responsible for turning Rome into an empire. Octavian was not directly linked to royalty, but he proved his loyalty to his uncle Julius Caesar. Caesar and Octavian had a close relationship and this relationship would grow to a point where Julius Caesar adopted Octavian as his son and made him heir to the throne. Not long after that, Julius Caesar was assassinated and Octavian would become senator of Rome, but would also be allowed to sit in council meetings. This was how Octavius came to power. But Octavian made his real mark when he decided to not take…
Pompeii was influenced by the Egyptian culture mainly through religion and art. Temples and shrines have been found with in Pompeii, such as the Temple of Isis. Within the Temple of Isis, the Marble statue of the Egyptian Goddess Isis is found (as seen in Source A). This shows that Egyptian culture was evident and influenced the Pompeii culture. The Temple of Isis was badly damaged by an earthquake in 62BC but was re built by a freedman who put it in his six-year-old sons name. The fact that the Temple was rebuilt shows that it held a significant importance to Pompeii.…
Fifteenth century Italy was composed of a mixture of differing regional entities: The States of the Church retained a significant amount of Central Italy while the whole of Southern Italy belonged to the Kingdom of Naples. These communities were ruled by a monarchy composed of many families and individuals, many of whom became important patrons of Renaissance Art. Sculpture has been an active part of the Romanesque era with sculptures produced throughout the middle ages in Italy and the rest of Europe. Its history and stylistic development are similar to Western art. It contributes to the cultural achievements of Classical Antiquity, and became an important influence of the development of Renaissance Art. The models for traditional sculpting…
Marcus Brutus was a physically fit man, who was looked up to by many Romans. He was a very noble man, who was mainly concerned with the integrity of Rome and Rome's politics. Brutus was a very smart man who knew more than people gave him more credit than he deserved. When he was convinced by Cassius that Caesar had intentions to be the king of Rome, he was easily persuaded to join in the assassination attempt. . Brutus thought that if Caesar were to become king, he would ruin all of Rome.…
Most people know Gaius Julius Caesar as a powerful and famous Roman general and statesman. Caesar was born in Suburbia, Rome the year of 100BC, and later murdered in 44BC. Growing up Julius had a well-rounded family. His father governed the region of Asia, and his mother was the noble birth. Caesar's private tutor taught him how to read and write by the age of six. When Caesar was just seventeen, he married Cornelia, who was the daughter of an influential politician in Rome. Then as he grew up, he fought in wars and became involved in Roman politics. Caesar is influenced and introduced to the Roman world at a very young age. Although some people view Julius Caesar as a villain, many considered him to be a hero in the Roman world.…
This position wasn’t just gave to him, he had to earn it by defeating Cleopatra the 7th and Mark Antony who both wanted power in Rome. He was victorious! While being emperor he wasn’t greedy or corrupt, he made Rome peaceful and prosperous. He also finished all the projects his father had begun but never lived to see. Augustus died on August 19th 14 AD in Nola, Italy. The emperors who were in power would create sculptures of themselves either for their home or garden, those statues still stand today. Most of them would have one arm up symbolizing their authority. These life size sculptures are made out of either stone, precious metals, glass and terracotta but they favoured bronze and marble. They got the idea from the Greeks, but added greater aspiration for realism. Most of the artwork you would see carved into walls are of war heroes looking victorious in battle. They were created as if someone had taken a photo because of the way the sculpture portrayed the figures in a state of action. This was created by carving the figures closer to the foreground with a higher relief, from the centre having the highest relief and the background panel curve slightly inwards. A scene of depth and movement is created through perspective. Through those iconic sculptures we can learn and understand more about ancient Rome. This empire lasted over 200 years, there were good and bad emperors and like all governments it eventually…
Marcus Aurelius was born on April 20, 121 AD into a family of royalty. His uncle and adoptive father, Antoninus Pius, was the emperor of Rome. Aurelius, too, was trained from birth to be a great ruler like his father. At age eleven, he dedicated himself to religion, although he considered philosophy to be the "true, inward" religion, one which did not require ceremonies necessary in others. Throughout his childhood and early adulthood, Aurelius was taught by several talented teachers. When he was young, the great Epictetus tutored him, followed by a man named Q. Junius Rusticus, who would accompany Aurelius throughout much of his life.…