Kuntz
AP Art History
AP
(800 - 225 BCE)
ETRURIA (PRE-ROME)
31. Temple of Minerva (Veii, near Rome, Italy) and sculpture of Apollo. Master sculptor Vulca. c. 510–500 B.C.E. Original temple of wood, mud brick, or tufa (volcanic rock); terra cotta sculpture. - Plan. Based on descriptions by Vitruvius. -Model. University of Rome, Istituto di Etruscologia e Antichita Italiche, Rome, Italy.
31. Temple of Minerva (Veii, near Rome, Italy) and sculpture of Apollo. Master sculptor Vulca. c. 510–500 B.C.E. Original temple of wood, mud brick, or tufa (volcanic rock); terra cotta sculpture. - Plan. Based on descriptions by Vitruvius. -Model. University of Rome, Istituto di Etruscologia e Antichita Italiche, Rome, Italy.
31. Temple of Minerva (Veii, near Rome, Italy) and sculpture of Apollo. Master sculptor Vulca. c. 510–500 B.C.E. Original temple of wood, mud brick, or tufa (volcanic rock); terra cotta sculpture. -Apollo. Master Sculptor Vulca (?). From the temple of Minerva. Portonaccio, Veii. c. 510-500 B.C.E. Painted terra cotta, height 5’10”. Museo Nazionale di Villa Guila, Rome
32. Tomb of the Triclinium. Tarquinia, Italy. Etruscan. c. 480–470 B.C.E. Tufa and fresco.
32. Tomb of the Triclinium. Tarquinia, Italy. Etruscan. c. 480–470 B.C.E. Tufa and fresco.
29. Sarcophagus of the Spouses. Etruscan. c. 520 B.C.E. Terra cotta, length 6’7”. Museo Nazionale di Villa Guila, Rome, Italy. There is a similar sarcophagus in the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France.
Capitoline She-Wolf, 500 BCE (figures underneath 15th century CE). Bronze, height 33-1/2",Museo Capitolino, Rome.
Aule Metele, Aulus Metellus; also known as The Orator, Italian: L'Arringatore,
CONTENT: What do you see?
FORM: The details (what you see more exactly). How the artist delivers the content.
CONTEXT: Everything NOT observable.
FUNCTION: The intended purpose of the work.
Assignments:
READINGS:
UNIT SHEET: below
SNAPSHOT Sheet:
Etruscan Unit Sheet
APAH 250 Images:
Vocabulary:
necropolis
sarcophagus
terra cotta
portico
tufa
tumulus
pseudo peripteral temple
29. Sarcophagus of the Spouses
31. Temple of Minerva
31. Apollo from Veii
32. Tomb of the Triclinium (Tomb of the Leopards)
Additional Images:
Capitoline Wolf
The Orator
Etruscan Unit Sheet:
But how can I tell Greek Temples from Etruscan?
Greek Temples Etruscan Temples
Colonnade:
Around entire perimeter. Columns only in front.
Steps:
Three steps around perimeter. Steps only in front.
Porch:
In front of, and behind, the cella. Only in front of the cella.
Podium:
Small, consisting of three steps. Tall, with steps only in front.
Cella:
One room. Three rooms.
Pediment:
Closed and decorated with sculpture. Open and not decorated.
Sculpture:
In pediments, metopes, and frieze. On the roof.