art history

15-Minute Essays (25 points)

1. The work shown is the Maison Carrée, a Roman temple built ca. 2 CE in Nîmes, France.

Describe at least two visual characteristics of the work.

Using specific visual evidence, explain how the architect uses visual characteristics to indicate the building’s function.

Giving at least two examples, explain how the work demonstrates influence from earlier Mediterranean cultures.

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2.. The work shown is the Athena from the Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon from Hellenistic Greece, c. 175. BCE.

Describe at least two visual characteristics of the work.

Using specific visual evidence, explain how the Athena both references and departs from earlier sculptural traditions.

Using specific contextual evidence, explain how the choice of imagery was significant for the Kingdom of Pergamon.

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