ARTH 1380 1ST Edition Lecture 26 Outline of Last Lecture - Ara Pacis Agustae- Temples- Julio-Claudians- PompeiiOutline of Current Lecture - House of Faun- Alexander mosaic- Different style of painting - Flavians- Colosuem- Trajan- PantheonCurrent Lecture- The House of the Faun is on e of the most famous houses - There is an atrium to the house but the walls and ceiling is missing because it was mobbed during the world war- It covers a whole block- The Alexander mosaic is famous and sits between tow parastyle gardens - It is a cool pleasant dining room - One of the most famous mosaic - The Alexander mosaic is a replica inside the house - It is Alexander the Great in one of the major battles against the Persians - It was known painting in its time and that is why it was put in mosaic - It is a show piece in the rooms - It shows us the achievement of painting at this time- The shading in the painting gives it complex dimensions - It is very detailed and shows things that would be seen in the battle like the jewelry the Persians would wear- The atrium of House of Sallust has a sky light above- It has a big open door- It has a grand space and is made more great with the artworks- The walls are plastered with fresco to give off the impression that is made of fancy stone- First style wall painting is the earliest style - We study art in the order of the styles- It is different painting to make it look fancy These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- The painting is intended to replace wealthy stone - This would cost a lot of money and not many could afford this - They would use plaster to create that three-dimensional effect- The Villa of Mysteries is just outside of Pompeii- There was a change of order of rooms - The rooms would enjoy light - It is a big house with many rooms - There is a room with paintings of mysteries- The Initiation rites looks like first style figures- The second style has an illusionist effect- The second style wall first the ledge is painted - There are cooler colors - It has a mosaic floor - The third style wall painting there is a tiny capital at the top- Atrium of the House of the Vettii it is from Greek slaves that later become merchants - The Portrait of a Married Couple is a painting of freed slaves - The woman is in charge of the household she has a stylist and wax tablet where she would write to do list- Nero the last of the Julio-Claudians went over the top and built a lavish palace in Rome where there was an awful fire instead of rebuilding people’s homes and shops - The people could not take his rule and forced him to suicide - Vespasian from the Flavians ruled from 69-79 CE he did not descend from royal blood hewas appointed as he was a sensible military leader and did a great job- Titus ruled from 79-81 CE son of Vespasian good ruler follows father’s footsteps- Domitian ruled from 81-96 CE is Titus brother built the Arch of Titus in honor of his brother - He does not have the military background that his father and brother had - He lived a more frivolous lifestyle - He was assassinated and in the group of assassins included his wife- The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheater was completely for the enjoyment of the people- It was really well organized vaults and arch is the skeleton - It is made out of concrete but had marble to make it look glazed - About 50,000 people could be seated- It has a classical façade has pasted decoration to make it look traditional- The system of vaults use lighter weight concrete for the top- There are lifts and rooms underground for waiting rooms for the entertainment- It had an awning system almost worked like a sail to shade it was a luxurious building- Trajan was one of the Roman emperors ruled from 98-117 CE- His reign was seen as a golden age - His victory over the Dacians brought in money and it was invested in buildings - The column of Trajan has spiral relief all the way up the column it was inspired by libraries and looks like a scroll- It has images of Trajan company in Dacian days the life or a Roman soldier- It is 128 feet high and dates back to the second century - It is the exact same height as the hill that was removed to build it- In his portrait you can see he has a beard and he started this style of facial hair- Trajan was an amateur architect and he designed the Pantheon that in the frontal view ithas the regular temple look - But it actually has a dome on the top so the people were really impressed by this building when they entered - It has a big open skylight - It is made out of concrete and this could not be reconstructed today if there is no reinforced concrete used Key TermsFirst Style- an exploration of simulating marble of various colors and types on painted plasterSecond Style- fresco artists imitated architectural forms purely by pictorial meansThird Style- attenuated candelabra and columns support exquisitely rendered vignettesFourth Style- revives large-scale narrative painting and panoramic