Chapter 6: Etruscan
Art
Lesson 1: Context & Archaic Period
Warm-up 10-22-14 Respond to the following:
Ch.6 L2 Etruscan Art
Obj: SWBAT
describe how the
Greeks influenced
the Etruscans
HW:
Read Pg. 164-176
Quiz on Chapter 6
and Cue Cards due
Monday 10/27
1. What are Archaic elements of
Apulu of Veii?
2. How is the work different from the
Greek Archaic art?
ARCHAIC PERIOD
Apulu (Apollo of Veii)
 How does this differ from the
Greek Kouros?
1. Depicts a God
2. Displayed atop a temple
3. Clothed
4. Stylized support (between
legs)
5. More movement in pose
Flashcard
Apulu (Apollo)
Announcements:
1st quarter Grades Due
Friday Oct 24th
HW:
Read Pg. 164-176
Quiz on Chapter 6 and
Cue Cards due Monday
10/27
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Agenda:
Warm-up
 Announcements and
Reminders
 Quiz Review
 Etruscan Art Notes
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Office Hours
Tuesday 3:00-4:00
Thursday 3:00-4:00
CHAPTER 5 QUIZ REVIEW
The Parthenon Architecture
Significant structural features
Irregular features:
1. Curved stylobate– which leaves
slight curve through the entablature
2. Columns lean in slightly
3. Corner columns are 2 inches thicker
Meaning of Irregular features:
 each block had to be individual
and unique to it’s place in the
temple
 Curving horizontals and tilting
vertical lines = Architectural
contrapposto
 Compensation for optical
illusions
WHICH PLAN IS WHICH??
Temple of Hera I
Unusual features:
1. row of columns dividing the
cella
Allowed no space for cult
statue—possibly for 2 statues
2. Required an odd number of
columns on outside facade &
inside cella
3. 3 columns in antis
Plan of Hera I temple
The Parthenon plan
Significant structural features:
Cella had 4 Ionic columns and ionic
frieze (but it’s a Doric style structure)
Meaning (?):
• Ionians are decedents of Athens
• Athen’s is the leader of all the
Greeks
Plan of the Parthenon
The Parthenon plan
Significant structural features
Cella had 4 Ionic columns and
ionic frieze (but it’s a Doric style
structure)
Meaning (?):
 Ionians are decedents of Athens
 Athens is the leader of all the
Greeks
Etruscan Art
ARCHAIC PERIOD
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Sarcophagus with reclining couple
from Cerveteri, Italy
ca. 520 B.C.E.
painted terracotta
45 1/2 in. high
ARCHAIC PERIOD
Sarcophagus with reclining couple, Cerveteri, Italy, ca. 520 B.C.E.
 Medium/materials: Terracotta (baked clay)
 Scale/size: 45 ½ inches
 Subjects (narrative):
 Elite couple reclining while taking part in a banquet
 Originally had food and perfume in hands
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ARCHAIC PERIOD
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Sarcophagus with reclining couple, Cerveteri, Italy, ca. 520 B.C.E.
Stylistic features:
 Hand gestures are uniquely Etruscan
 Archaic features—
 Stiff Pose (more movement than Greek), archaic smile,
knotted hair
 Unnatural transition from legs to torso
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ARCHAIC PERIOD
Sarcophagus with reclining couple, Cerveteri, Italy, ca. 520 B.C.E.
 Function & significance:
 Function: funerary, sarcophogus of a husband & wife,
contained ashes (most common burial practice)
 Shows the “Audacity” of Etruscan women—their independent
spirit, higher status, and attendance of public events
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Tomb of the Triclinium, Tarquinia, Italy
ca. 480-470 BCE
ARCHAIC PERIOD
Tomb of the Triclinium, Tarquinia, Italy, ca. 480-470 BCE
Medium: Wall Painting
Subject/Narrative:
banqueters enjoying a dinner party
The dancers and musicians, together with the feasting, suggest the overall
friendly tone of the Etruscan funeral.
funerals were often accompanied by games,
ARCHAIC PERIOD
Barbiton player on the left wall
(detail), Tomb of the Triclinium,
Subject/Narrative:
banqueters enjoying a dinner party
The dancers and musicians, together
with the feasting, suggest the overall
friendly tone of the Etruscan funeral.
funerals were often accompanied by
games
ARCHAIC PERIOD
Barbiton player on the left
wall (detail), Tomb of the
Triclinium,
Subject/Narrative:
banqueters enjoying a
dinner party
The dancers and
musicians, together with
the feasting, suggest the
overall friendly tone of
the Etruscan funeral.
funerals were often
accompanied by games
ARCHAIC PERIOD
Tomb of the Triclinium, Tarquinia, Italy, ca. 480-470 BCE
Stylistic Characteristics
Common painterly conventions of gender typing are employed—
the skin of females is light in color while male skin is tinted a
darker tone of orange-brown.
Composite view--Figures heads in profile, bodies are forward
ARCHAIC PERIOD
Tomb of the Triclinium, Tarquinia, Italy,
ca. 480-470 BCE
Function & Significance
 subterranean rock-cut chambers
 Contain remains of the deceased
also various grave goods or
offerings
 reinforce the socio-economic
position of the deceased person
 indications of wealth and civic
achievements, public offices
ETRUSCAN ARCHAIC ART
HOMEWORK
Apulu of Veii
1. To what extent is Greek
influence found in the
Etruscan work? To what
extent is it missing?
Capitoline Wolf
2. What is the narrative and
significance of this work?
Capitoline Wolf
from Rome, Italy
ca. 500-480 B.C.E.
bronze
31 1/2 in. high