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ARSH 1003 1st Edition Lecture 4Outline of Last LectureI. Classical Contributions to Western CivilizationII. Periods of Greek ArtworkIII. Greek HumanismOutline of Current LectureI. Greek Artwork cont.II. The Romans Current LectureI. Greek Artwork cont.A. Greek buildings were rectangular with columns lining every side for supportB. They were built using the Golden Ratio1. main aspects of the building were order balance and symmetryC. Naos: center of the templeD. examples:1. Parthenon: dedicated to AthenaE. Greek Orders (columns)1. doric: least decorative2. ionic: had volutes at the top3. corinthian: most decoraticeII. The RomansA. Roman’s became powerful though their engineering1. a major contributor in this was the invention of roads and aqueductsB. Artwork1. most of their artwork were copies of the Greek’s artwork2. examples:a) Pantheon: largest unsupported dome in the world(1) ocular: a circular cut out at the top of the ceiling(2) they hollowed out the stones used in the dome to make it lighter increasing the stabilityb) forums: open places were people gatherc) basilica: a type of forum with a building at one end that served as a meeting roomd) Villas(1) Hadrian’s Villa: Hadrian wanted to recreate, with sculptures, what he has seen on Egypt3. The Romans most important feature was the arch4. They were concerned with their rein and showing how powerful their Emperor wasa) Roman sculptures were dressed to show their military power instead of


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