Architecture Roman builders developed the arch, vault and dome Pioneered the creative use of concrete Created immense interior spaces without inner supports.
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Roman,Pre-Columbian,& African ArtArchitectureRoman builders developed the arch, vault and domePioneered the creative use of concreteCreated immense interior spaces without inner supportsArchitectureBasilica:An oblong building with semicircular apses on either end, high clerestory windowsUsed as a meeting place and widely imitated in medieval Christian churches.
Basilica JuliaArchitectureBarrel VaultDeep arch forming a half-cylindrical roof
Barrel VaultArchitectureGroin VaultTwo intersecting barrel vaults at the same height that form a right angle
Groin VaultThe Colosseum (70 A.D)Used Doric columns at base, Ionic in the middle and Corinthian above.Use of columns and arches allowed the Colosseum to rise to new heightsThe Colosseum (70 A.D)Seated 50,000 spectatorsOnce flooded to stage a navel reenactment by a cast of 3,000So efficiently laid out that it inspired present-day stadium design
Colosseum
Colosseum at nightRoman SculptureRoman sculpture was more literal than GreekOften kept wax death masks of ancestors that were factual molds of the deceaseds featuresPompeiiLuxurious resort community that was covered with 18 feet of ash pumiceThis preserved the city until it was uncovered 1,700 years later
PompeiiVillas painted with realistic still lifes and landscapes, which they used as make-believe windowsIntricate Mosaics made of colored stone, glass or shell
Fish Mosaic- Pompeii
Battle of Issus- PompeiiPre-ColumbianArt was vitally important to tribal societyArt objects were often thought to be magical and help ensure the tribes survival.
Crocodile God Hammered Gold Breast Plate
Mayan Vase
Wooden Grave Mapuche Effigies
Stone Inuit Carving (Vancouver)
Anasazi Pottery
Hupa Woven BasketMound BuildersNative Americans have always been environmentalists Created burial mounds out of earth as a symbol of their harmony with nature. More than 10,000 exist in the Ohio Valley, there are mounds from Florida to Wisconsin.
Great Serpent Mound in Ohio
Great Serpent Mound in Ohio
Great Serpent Mound in OhioEarly African ArtWooden masks were used in ritual performancesMasks were intentionally unrealistic:When confronting a supernatural power the idea was for the performers identity to be completely concealed.
Dan people wooden mask
Ivory Belt MaskEarly African ArtAfrican SculptureRejected real-life appearance in favor of vertical forms, tubular shapes, and stretched out body parts derived from the cylindrical form of trees.
Couple from Dogon, Mali
Mother and Child from Dogon, Mali
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