Images & Art

RELIEF

Forum Romanum Rome Decorative relief....

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SARCOPHAGUS OF CORNELIUS SCIPIO BARBATUS

From the sepulcher of the Scipio family Appian Way Early 3rd century B.C. Vatican Museum, Rome A sarcophagus ornamented with triglyphs and rosettes and other carvings....

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THRONE WITH TURNED LEGS

Mars and Venus From a wall painting in Pompeii Museo Nazionale, Naples Another throne with heavy-set turned legs. A carved figure at the top of the leg supports the arm rest. The straight back ends in a small filial volute. Soft fabric hangs over the back and arms....

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MARBLE TABLE

From a house in Pompeii 1st century The Roman table, unlike the Greek, is used as a permanent piece of furniture. This traditional marble table or cartibulum stands in the atrium of a house in Pompeii. The thick marble top is precisely shaped as a rectangle and supported by four legs. The tapered legs are elegantly carved with volutes at the top. ...

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ARCH OF TITUS

Forum Romanum Rome 81 Roman soldiers marched through the triumphal archway and entered the forum on their way back from war. This ritual procession cleansed them of the blood of the enemy. Beautifully proportioned to minimize its weight, the Arch of Titus has many Greek details. The outside columns are the earliest examples of the Composite order....

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TRAJAN'S COLUMN

Rome 114 The pillar of victory is a memorial for military triumphs. Trajan's column, based on the Doric order, illustrates Trajan's war with the Dacians. The 116-foot shaft contains a spiral staircase....

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DOMUS AUGUSTANA

Palatine, Rome 81-96 Four-story arches on the side of Domitian's private garden court. A passage behind its arches leads to the private quarters....

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GROTTO OF LOVE

Ostia 4th century This is another residence known as the Grotto of Love....

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Detail, GREAT WINDOW GRILLE

Great Hypostyle Hall Temple of Amon, Karnak Dynasty XIX, 1318-l237 B.C. The windows are covered with stone grilles which severely limit the amount of light, leaving much of the columned hall in darkness....

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PYLON II OF THE REMEDIES

From "Description de l'Æ'gypte" Paris, 1809-22 This aquatint from a twentieth dynasty relief shows the tall flagpoles which ordinarily stand in front of the pylon. They are wrapped in colorful cloth. The flagpoles next to the obelisks and statues constitute the third essential symbolic element at the entrance to the sacred precinct....

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