Joseph Lawson Connecting Heaven and Earth Though the human race has a vast variety of unique cultures and shares many differences, there are also a surprising amount of similarities. This paper aims to look at the similarities and differences of two structures from completely different cultures. The first is the Pantheon, a Roman temple that was built to be “the temple of all Gods”. It was made during the High Empire in Rome, Italy (118-125 CE). The second temple is the Great Stupa, a dome-shaped Buddhist monument from the Maurya Dynasty in Sanchi, India.
Though the Etruscans made Roma a metropolis, the Romans themselves adopted Greek artistic customs instead. They broke from traditional conventions however, and made their statues often more realistic and the coloration (which is now often lost) much gaudier. Greek paintings were too adopted in form, but such items did not survive antiquity. Secondly, the Romans adopted Greek mythology and philosophy. Originally, the chief deities of Vesta, Jupiter, Mars and Venus did not have mythology in Rome (with many being quite animistic).
To start, the Roman Empire had a government that was designed for a city-state. Perhaps they did not realize that they were way mire than that. An empire cannot stand with that type of government and Rome proved that. Also, the Eastern part of Europe began taking power from the West. This led to a very corrupt government with many different views.
Impressive examples of Roman architecture in the Provinces include the Pont du Gard and Maison Carree in Nimes. The potential of vaults and arches and the use of concrete was explored by the Romans in such buildings as the Collosseum, Pantheon, and the Basilica of Constantine. Roman sculpture sought to create
This adds to the feeling that there is more to the seen that even what the artist has sculpted. The sculpture of Donatello’s David from the early renaissance period however was somewhat different. Donatello drew influence from multiple sources, Greek and Roman statuary mix with his own style for a unique take on the subject David. Although sculpted in classic contrapposto as we would likely
In this case, the viewers may have associated this with the civil struggle between Antony and Augustus. The construction of the temple began soon after the Battle of Actium when the negative propaganda against Antony was still fresh . As the temple was being constructed, the negative feelings began to calm own. This may explain why the themes towards Antony and Cleopatra are so subtle. For Augustus, the Temple of Apollo served as a dedication monument and a form of propaganda.
In the Han and Roman empires, the two cultures felt extremely different about their attitudes towards technology, but even within the cultures themselves, these attitudes were not necessarily the same. Hans believed that while technology was primarily for the lower class people, upper class people should invent these, and sometimes use them. However, the Roman empire seems to be thoroughly divided on their attitudes towards technology. Some of the documents seem to think that technology is not for the upperclass, and is in fact vulgar, but others seem to think that it is beautiful and useful, created by the lower class but used by both. The first four documents are from the Han dynasty, and two of them are from government officials, which would probably mean a weak bias on their part towards the government.
All three of these philosophies were similar in nature but they also overlapped to focus on a more main theme of the time, which was humanism. There was another philosophy called Classicism, which related to Brunelleschi being inspired by the architecture of the ancient Romans. This is an important philosophy because it ultimately leads Brunelleschi to his desire to construct the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral. The Renaissance was a period of great creativity characterized in part by the classical relics, including ancient buildings. Many artists participated during the Renaissance were responsible for creating some of the classical features to the culture.
Each of the historians has a solid central argument, and their essays are laid out well. Shaw seeks to show the structure and the functions of the Roman family in late antiquity. He also seeks to clear up misconceptions of the Roman family. O'Roark's argument seeks to show the closeness of the parents and children in the Roman family. The important thing to realize is that both of these essays are looking at the Roman family in the same period, late antiquity, after the advent of Christianity.
'To what extent did a distinctive art style emerge during the Roman occupation of Britain?' Following the final arrival of the Romans in Britain, AD43, a distinctive art style emerged, now known as Romano-British, which is a combination of Celtic and Classical art. Celtic art usually avoids direct representation of the human form, e.g. bulging eyes and a drooping mouth along with no use of straight lines, but shapes and wavy lines; where as Classical art is a lot more focused on detail and attempts to create an accurate image of that in question. In this essay I will discuss whether or not this art style is easily recognised and distinct to other art pieces.