Roman Art I

Roman Mosaic and Architecture:
● Decoration(Mosaics)
● Turkey apart of the Roman empire
● Roman mosaic of a gypsy girl
● Mosaic are pictures that are made of stone, small bits of glass, marble, Pottery, etc
● Small bits of material put together to make a bigger picture
● Tesserae
● Different shapes
● Many shades of color
● shadows/highlights
● Relate to roman lifestyle
● Beautiful scenes
● “Unswept floor”
● Copying the greek world
● Nile scene
● Involve images of animals
● Leftover meal
● Shrimp, Grapes, chicken bone, etc
● Something that's bent and curved
● Mouse waiting for a feast
● October 2020, Rome
● Reconstructed roman home
● Mosaic in train station in brooklyn
● On walls, not floors !!
● BMCC Fiterman hall
● Beautiful vibrant colors
● Very unique mosaic
● Of animals and insects
● Facing different directions
● Etruscan temple
● Humble the proud
● Greeks were the influences for expression in architecture for the romans
● Romans used architecture as another form
● Sophisticated structures
● Regional gods and goddesses
● Regarding mythology
● Religion
● Polytheistic society
● Connection to nature
● A private moment
● View of parthenon
● Enter from a whole area (sides)
● “Gateways”
● “Channels”