10/9/10 Art History I

Today's Class- Today we finished up with the Ancient Greeks, looking at the Hellenistic period in sculpture and an example of painting. Then we moved over the Italian peninsula, where we saw examples of art from the Etruscans, and their successors the Romans. With Rome we covered all the architecture, and sculpture from the Republic and Early Empire periods.

Important Terms- apse, arcade, arch (round), atrium, barrel vault, basilica, coffer, colonnade, dome, keystone, mosaic, oculus, orders of classical columns (composite, Tuscan) pilaster, rotunda, terra cotta, tesserae, voussoir

Important Artworks- Dying Gallic Trumpeter, Nike of Samothrace, Apollo, Aulus Metellus, Pont Du Gard, Augustus Primaporta, Flavian Amphitheater, Middle Aged Flavian Woman, Pantheon, Arch of Constantine, Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine

Homework- As always, a new current events art article is due for next class. Remember, you need to summarize the article and describe your reaction to it.

For next class 10/16/10- We will finish our look at the art of Ancient Rome (more sculpture, painting), and do some review for the first midterm exam.