What: Old Farmer of Corycus, folio 7 verso of the Vatican Vergil
When: ca, 400-420
How: Tempera on parchment
Monday, October 26, 2015
Old Farmer of Corycus, folio 7 verso of the Vatican Vergil
What: Old Farmer of Corycus, folio 7 verso of the Vatican Vergil
When: ca, 400-420
How: Tempera on parchment
Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes mosaic
What: Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes mosaic
When: ca. 504
Where: Ravenna, Italy
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
What: Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
When: ca. 359
Where: Rome, Italy
How: Marble
Restored cutaway view of the Christian community house
What: Restored cutaway view of the Christian community house
When: ca. 240-256
Where: Dura-Europos, Syria
Why: Gather for worship and to conduct important ceremonies
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Interior of Santa Costanza
What: Interior of Santa Costanza
When: ca. 337-351
Where: Rome, Italy
Why: Possibly built as the mausoleum of Constantine's daughter
Seated portrait of the Greek poet Menander
What: Seated portrait of the Greek poet Menander
When: ca. 62-79 CE.
Where; Pompeii, Italy
Mummy portrait of Serapis
What: Mummy portrait of Serapis
When: ca. 140-160 ce.
Where: Hawara (Faiyum), Egypt
How: encaustic on wood
Apollodorus of Damascus, Markets of Trajan
What: Apollodorus of Damascus, Markets of Trajan
When: ca. 100-112 ce
Where: Rome, Italy
Why: House both shops and administrative offices
Portrait of Livia
What; Portrait of Livia
When: early first century ce.
Where: Arsinoe, Egypt
How; Marble
Procession of the imperial family
What: Procession of the imperial family
When: 13-9 BCE
Where: Rome, Italy
How: Marble
Frigidarium, Baths of Diocletian
What: Frigidarium, Baths of Diocletian
When: ca. 298-306
Where: Rome, Italy
Plan (left) and restored view (right) of the Temple of Venus
What: Plan (left) and restored view (right) of the Temple of Venus
When: Third Century CE
Where; Baalbek (present Lebanon)
Al-Khazneh (Treasury)
What: Al-Khazneh (Treasury)
When: Second Century CE
Where: Petra Jordan
How: rock-cut out from the rose-colored mountains
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Tomb of the Triclinium
What: Tomb of the Triclinium
When: ca. 480-470 BCE
Where: Tarquinia, Italy
Why: landscape; the natural environment was the painter's chief interest
Ficoroni Cista
What: Ficoroni Cista
When: ca. 400-375 BCE
Where: Palestrina, Italy
Why: Gifts for both living and the dead
How: Bronze Sheet
Sarcophagus of Ramtha Visnai and Arnth Tetnies
What: Sarcophagus of Ramtha Visnai and Arnth Tetnies
When: ca. 350-300 BCE
Porta Marzia
What: Porta Marzia
When: Second Century BCE
Where: Perugia, Italy
Why: Gate of Mars
How: use of fluted pilasters or engaged columns to frame arches
Fibula
What: Fibula
When: ca. 650-640 BCE
Where: Cerveteri, Italy
Why: used to fasten a woman's gown at the shoulder
How: Gold
Capitoline Wolf
What: Capitoline Wolf
When: ca. 500-480 BCE
Where: Rome, Italy
Why: The she-wolf that nursed the infants Romulus and Remus
How: Bronze
Aule Metele (Arringatore)
When: early first century BCE
Where: Cortona, Italy
How: Bronze
Interior of the Tomb of the Shields and Chairs
When: ca. 550-500 BCE
Where: Cerveteri, Italy
Why: Deceased probably "sat" in the chairs
How: bedrock of this subterranean tomb chamber
Apulu ( Apollo of Veii)
When: ca. 510-500 BCE
Where: Veii, Italy
Why: Religious shrine
How: Painted Terracotta
Dying Gaul (Trumpeter)
What: Dying Gaul (Trumpeter)
When: ca. 230-220 BCE
Why:Presented the victory of Attalos I over the Gauls in mythological disguise
How: Marble
Youth Diving
What: Youth Diving
When: ca. 480-470 BCE
Where: Paestum, Italy
Why: Most likely symbolized the plunge from this life into the next.
How: Fresco and tomb cover slab
Erechtheion
When: ca. 421-405 BCE
Where: Athens, Greece
Why: Was built to replace the Archaic Athena temple that was destroyed by the Persians
Kritios Boy
What: Kritios Boy
When: ca. 480 BCE
Where: Athens, Greece
Why: Show how a person naturally stands
How: Marble
Geometric Krater
What: Geometric Krater
When: ca. 740 BCE
Where: Athens, Greece
Why: In honor of the deceased
Monday, October 19, 2015
Francois Vase
Who: Kleitas and Ergotimos
What: Francois Vase
When: ca. 570 BCE
Where: Chiusi, Italy
Why: The painter devoted only the lowest band to the orientalizing repertoire of animals and sphinxes
How: Museo
Peplos kore
Who: Archaic Statuary
What: Peplos Kore
When: ca. 530 BCE
Where: Athens, Greece
Why: This kore is votive statue of a goddess wearing four garments
How:Marble
Doryphoros (spear bearer)
Who: Polykleitos's
What: Doryphores (spear bearer)
When: 450-440 BCE
Where: Pompeii, Italy
Why: Potray the perfect man and to impose order on human movement
How: Marble
Head of Odysseus
Who: Athanadoros, Hagersndros, and Polydoros of Rhodes
What: Head of Odyessus
When: first century, CE.
Where: Sperlonga, Italy
Why: probably based on Hellenistic masterpiece depicting Laocoon and only one son
How: Marble
Parthenon
Who: Iktinos, Parthenon
What: looking Southeast
When: 447-438 BCE
Where: Athens, Greece
Why: celeberate the Athenian people
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