art unit 2 DB
From the list below, choose one Greek work of art and one Roman work of art and compare and contrast them according to the criteria listed:
| Greek Art
| Roman Art
|
| The Doryphoros (Polykleitos, 450 BCE)
| Augustus of Primaporta (c. 20 BCE)
|
| The Laocoon Group (1stCentury, CE)
| Marcus Agrippa with Imperial Family (South frieze from the Ara Pacis, 13-9 CE)
|
| Nike of Samothrace (c. 190 BCE)
| She-Wolf (c. 500 BCE)
|
| The Temple of Athena (427–424 BCE)
| The Colosseum (72–80 CE)
|
| The Parthenon (447–438 BCE)
| The Arch of Constantine (313 CE)
|
Answer the following list of questions in a comparative essay to evaluate your choices. Be sure to introduce the works you have chosen.
What is the FORM of the work?
- Is it a two-dimensional or three-dimensional work of art?
- What materials are used?
- What techniques or processes are used to create the artwork?
- What colors are used?
- Describe the use of line, shape, texture, value, color, and balance.
Does the work of art have SUBJECT MATTER?
- If so, what is literally depicted?
- Is the work of art REPRESENTATIONAL, ABSTRACT, or NONOBJECTIVE?
What is the CONTENT?
- What does it mean or represent?
- What is the artist's message?
- Is symbolism used? If so, what is the meaning?
- What is the context of the artwork?
- What is the function of the artwork?
- What is the religious, philosophical and/or historical significance?
- What traditional role of the artist is exemplified?
13 years ago
3
Answer(1)![blurred-text]()
![]()
Purchase the answer to view it

NOT RATED
- greek_art_vs._roman_art.doc
Bids(1)
other Questions(10)
- Assignment description: The purpose of this project is to allow you to demonstrate what you have learned through this course...
- I would like accounting help
- A computer store helps models of a computer (m1,m2,m3,m4). Each model can be fitted with 3 sizes of hard drive...
- Was Neville Chamberlain justified in appeasing Hitler at the Munich Conference? Fully support your answer.
- Homework Assignment
- 1. [14 pts] A fully amortizing CPM for $100,000 is made at 8% MEY for 20 years a. [2] Calculate the monthly...
- Supply Chain
- ECO202 - Macroeconomics
- write analysis
- Complete the following problems. For assistance, you may want to refer to the attached example: