Images & Art

FRIEZE AND ORNAMENTAL PATTERN

Ara Pacis Augustae Rome 9 B.C. The processional frieze and ornamental pattern on the southern side of the Ara Pacis Augustae, the Altar of Peace....

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ORNAMENTATION

Provenance unknown 4th century (?) Cornice ornamentation....

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LAOCOON

by Hagesandro, Polydoros and Athanodoros c. 80 Vatican Museum, Rome The Laocoon is one of the most well-known works of Roman art. It presents Laocoon, the priest of Apollo, and his two sons being overcome by two large snakes. The sculpture is a work of brilliant and frightening energy....

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COVERED COUCH

Detail, The Aldobrandini Wedding From a villa in Rome Vatican Library, Rome The bride and Venus sit on this high bed which requires a footstool. It has a mattress and tasseled coverlet....

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COLONNADED PROCESSIONAL HALL

Mortuary Complex of King Zoser Saqqara Dynasty III, 2780-2680 B.C. The processional way through the large stone hall is lined with engaged columns. The great court lies ahead....

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PORTA DEI BORSARI

Verona Probably third quarter of the 1st century This simple city gate with two entrances is decorated in an elaborate Baroque manner. The levels are contrasted and the details alternate throughout. Originally the gate had projecting towers at each end....

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SHOP FRONTS

Market of Trajan Rome c. 100-112 On the second level, facing the forum, is an arcade of shops....

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PERISTYLE

Palace of Diocletian Split c. 300 The peristyle is a ceremonial courtyard in front of the main residential entrance. The arches lead directly to the entrance-way. This is in the form of a triumphal arch capped with a temple pediment. The entire design enhances the lofty and solemn powers of the imperial throne....

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PONT DU GARD

Nîmes Late 1st century B.C. The familiar aqueduct provided water throughout the Empire. The three-tiered Pont du Gard transported water in its upper channel or specus for more than twenty-five miles. In building the 160-foot high aqueduct, no mortar was used in the masonry....

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CENTRAL PASSAGEWAY

Great Hypostyle Hall Temple of Amon, Karnak Dynasty XIX, 1318-1237 B.C. The central aisle of the great hypostyle hall at Karnak. It is lined on each side with six enormous columns seventy-eight feet high with lotus-blossom capitals. The passageway continues directly along the east-west axis....

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