ART 1710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Doric Order, Ancient Roman Architecture, Ancient Greek Architecture

• School: St. John's University
• Department: Art and Design
• Course: ART 1710
• Professor: Amy R.Gansell

Document Summary

Composite: form of column with a capital featuring a combination of ionic and. Tuscan: similar to a doric column but with no capital. Aqueduct: a bridge that transports water from a source to a location of consumption. Verism truth ; true to the appearance of something (adjective: veristic) The romans purposely showed the details of the gure, even if the details were negative; warts and all : valued age, as it was a symbol for wisdom and knowledge. Vesuvius active volcano about 6 miles from naples, italy; destroyed the city of pompeii in 79 ad/ce at which time ~20,000 people lived in the immediate area. Still lives were also discovered at pompeii; created a sense of simplicity. Tesserae small cubes of stone or glass that comprise a mosaic. Colosseum: engaged columns: columns that are attached to a wall/not free-standing and do not bear weight, arena: sand ; performance area of an amphitheater, the colosseum held over 50,000 spectators.