CH 6: The Etruscans – Flashcards
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Greek Chronology
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900-30 BCE
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Etruscan Chronology
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700-89 BCE
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Roman Chronology
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753-337 BCE
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Granulation
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the fusing of tiny metal balls, or ganules, to a metal surface
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Repousse'
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hammered relief
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•Tomb paintings •Etruscan style temples •terra cotta sculptures and sarcophagi •superior bronze sculpture •elevated statues of women •the Arch •the Toga •Prophesy/Augury
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Etruscan Contributions
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Findspot: Tarquinia, Italy 480-470 BCE Size: 3'3.5" High Mural Painting in the Tomb of the Leopards
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Double-Flute Player
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Material/Composition/Decoration: Granulation Size: 3 7/8 in
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Etruscan gold fibula
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usually a pin techniques are repousse and granulation
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Fibula With Orientalizing Lions used for Technique
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Artist: Vulca Findspot: Roof of Portonaccio Temple in Veii, Italy 510-500 BCE Material/Composition: Painted terracotta Size: 5'11" High
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Apulu (Apollo) artist: found: made out of:
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Temple base Wooden columns only @front of the building Terracotta-tiled roof Wund-dried brick walls
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Model of an Etruscan temple
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Findspot: Cerveteri, Italy 520 BCE painted terracotta Size: 3'9.5"x6'7"
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Sarcophagus w/Reclining Couple
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1st depiction of intimate couple & appreciation of relationships
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Sarcaphagus Lid w/Portraits of Ramtha Visnai and Arnth Tetnies
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Cerveteri, Italy 7th-2nd centuries BCE Composition: great earthen mounds Technique: rock-cut Function: underground tombs Banditaccia necropolis: city of the dead. Built like houses & contained every day things such as utensils & beds
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Tumuli in the Banditaccia Necropolis
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earthen mounds
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tumuli
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2nd half of 6th century Findspot: Cerveter, Italy
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Plan of the Tomb of the Shields and Chairs
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Findspot: Cerveteri, Italy 3rd century BCE Function: Tomb Contained weapons, cups, image of cat, image of three-headed dog of Greek mythology
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Interior of the Tomb of the Reliefs
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Findspot: Tarquinia, Italy 480-470 BCE Material/Composition/Decoration: Technique: Fresco Function: Tomb Women's skin are lighter than the men's. Reclined to eat. Women & men banqueting together.
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Interior of the Tomb of the Leopards
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Findspot: Tarquinia, Italy 530-520 BCE Size: 5' 6.5" High Mural Painting in the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing
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Diving and Fishing
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Findspot: Rome, Italy 500-480 BCE Composition: Bronze Technique: Size: 2'7.5" Hugh She-wolf that nursed Romulus ; Remus(founders of Rome) Musculature w/intense eyes and damaged ears. Symbol of Rome
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Capitoline Wolf
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Findspot: Arezzo, Italy First Half of the 4th Century BCE Composition: Bronze Size: 2'7.5" High
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Chimera of Arezzo
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Greek monster w/lion's head ; body, serpent's tail, 2nd goat head that bears the wound of Bellerophon
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Chimera
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technique used in etruscan jewelry
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granulation
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hallmark of italian art
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Sarcophagus with reclining couple
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Tomb of the Shields and Chairs made out of
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everything made out of bedrock done in stucco
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Diving and Fishing detail of a (1)
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(1) mural painting
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Etruscans were very rich through:
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mining metal and producing metal
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Capitoline Wolf (1) height (2)technique: (3)important
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(1) 2 ft 7 inches (2) hollow cast bronze (3) captures psychic intensities that romans will be defined by
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Chimera of Arezzo (1)influenced by (2) ________ body and claws, but the mane is __________
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(1) orientalizing motif (mix of animals) (3) realistic, stylized
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year Etruscans fell to the Romans
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394 BCE
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Ficoroni Cista (1) made to (2) made out of
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(1) hold women's toiletries (2) bronze
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Chalchas Examining a Liver (1) what is it (2)used for
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(1) engraving on back of a mirror (2) grave decoration
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who believed in this idea of observing sacrificed animal organs?
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Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans
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Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena (1) shows etruscans (2) important
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(1) moving away from terra cotta and started using stone for sarcophagus (2) figures are very vertical--very roman
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Aule Metele (Arringatore --__________(1) (2) wearing
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(1) the orator (2) short toga and high boots of a roman magistrate
