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What mattered for the ROMAN was the head.
The body is a mere prop for the head.
Standard body types, like the cuirassed general, the togate magistrate, or the matron as Venere, were FASHIONED IN WORKSHOPS -- with the heads carved SEPARATELY by a special portrait artist.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
OTHER THAN PORTRAITS and RELIEFS -- ... 'statuaria romana'
Speranza
Besides portraits and reliefs there are other major categories of ROMAN SCULPTURE.
ONE is what Kleiner calls the 'idealising' sculpture (I wouldn't).
--- This represents
DIVINITIES
MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES
HEROES
and
ATHLETES
with GENERIC (i.e. not portraiture) FEATURES.
While some of the statues of these subjects were
replicas of NON-ROMAN originals, some were
ROMAN PASTICHES of two or more original
prototypes.
STILL OTHERS were _NEW_ (yes: NEW) ROMAN
ORIGINAL creations
designed for SPECIFIC contexts.
FOR EXAMPLE:
the cult statue of MARTE for the TEMPLE of MARS ULTOR
in the FORUM OF AUGUSTUS.
Besides portraits and reliefs there are other major categories of ROMAN SCULPTURE.
ONE is what Kleiner calls the 'idealising' sculpture (I wouldn't).
--- This represents
DIVINITIES
MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES
HEROES
and
ATHLETES
with GENERIC (i.e. not portraiture) FEATURES.
While some of the statues of these subjects were
replicas of NON-ROMAN originals, some were
ROMAN PASTICHES of two or more original
prototypes.
STILL OTHERS were _NEW_ (yes: NEW) ROMAN
ORIGINAL creations
designed for SPECIFIC contexts.
FOR EXAMPLE:
the cult statue of MARTE for the TEMPLE of MARS ULTOR
in the FORUM OF AUGUSTUS.
SCULTURA ROMANA
Speranza
Statues were part of everyday life in Ancient Rome.
The nobility showcased their ancestry in the
armaria of their houses, and the gardens and porticoes
of their country and martitime VILLE were FILLED
with portraits and A WIDE VARIETY
of MYTHOLOGICAL CONCEITS.
Statues were part of everyday life in Ancient Rome.
The nobility showcased their ancestry in the
armaria of their houses, and the gardens and porticoes
of their country and martitime VILLE were FILLED
with portraits and A WIDE VARIETY
of MYTHOLOGICAL CONCEITS.
Examples of ROMAN "musea"
Speranza
Examples of ROMAN musea include
THE PORTICUS METELLI,
which in Ancient ROMA
served to showcase masterpieces
of statuary
--
and
-- THE TEMPLUM PACIS,
a temple surrounded by an open rectangular
space with porticoes, which
displayed such diverse works as
MYRON's cow
and a statue of the RIVER NILE,
sculpture looted from Greece by NERONE
and spoils plundered by TITO from the temple of GERUSALEMME.
Examples of ROMAN musea include
THE PORTICUS METELLI,
which in Ancient ROMA
served to showcase masterpieces
of statuary
--
and
-- THE TEMPLUM PACIS,
a temple surrounded by an open rectangular
space with porticoes, which
displayed such diverse works as
MYRON's cow
and a statue of the RIVER NILE,
sculpture looted from Greece by NERONE
and spoils plundered by TITO from the temple of GERUSALEMME.
SOCIAL MOBILITY in Ancient ROMA: from soldier to emperor
Speranza
Many Roman soldiers rose from military positions
in the provinces where they were born to
become EMPERORS of ROMA.
Many Roman soldiers rose from military positions
in the provinces where they were born to
become EMPERORS of ROMA.
What an aristocrat should do
Speranza
IN ROMA, the ONLY profession considered
suitable for a member of the upper class
was the MANAGEMENT of his own estate.
IN ROMA, the ONLY profession considered
suitable for a member of the upper class
was the MANAGEMENT of his own estate.
ROMAN ARISTOCRACY
Speranza
In ROMA, the aristocracy or
NOBILES
consisted of:
-- the SENATORIAL class at the apex
and
-- the EQUITES (equestrians) just below.
TOGETHER they constituted the "ordo".
In ROMA, the aristocracy or
NOBILES
consisted of:
-- the SENATORIAL class at the apex
and
-- the EQUITES (equestrians) just below.
TOGETHER they constituted the "ordo".
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