ROMAN ART

Greek influence

Greek ideas conquered Atruscan ideas

Serious influence

Bas-Relief

Carved out of a flat surface

Ara Pacis

Temple to Augustan Peace

Sarcofagus

If you were rich, you could comission a sarcofagus

Styles of Fresco

Incrustation

To make a wall appear to be made of marble

2nd century B.C.

Architectonic

Give an ilusion of windows

Early 1st century B.C.

Ornamental style

Make a picture gallery appear to be there

Candelabrae for imitated light

End of the 1st century A.D.

Ecletic style

Geometric shapes instead of representational

Ilusion of portabilityo

Early 2nd centure A.D.

Painted limestone on top of under drawing

Everything is equal in death

Idealised but realistic

3 dimensional art

Influence of Greeks