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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableThe Roman Empire was not only unique in its size (after all, in its heyday it took over the entire Mediterranean region), but also covered a wide range of materials and styles in art. Painting, sculpture, architecture and especially mosaic art are probably the best known examples of Roman art. The influence of all the peoples that the Roman Empire conquered over the centuries is clearly visible. Especially the style of the Etruscans and Greeks has noticeably influenced Roman art, so that scenes from Greek mythology are often found in it, such as Odysseus' adventures during his odyssey through the Aegean Sea.
With Rome's first emperor, Augustus, and the associated end of the Roman Republic, Roman art experienced its heyday and from then on was always named after the respective rulers or dynasties. Especially busts and portraits were very popular during this time, whereby the depicted emperors - according to the Greek model - were always shown in an advantageous way: young, sporty and attractive. But nowadays, in addition to these sculptures, the mosaics of that time are especially remembered. Made of small pieces of glass or stone, they adorned the floors and walls of every villa and palace in the Roman Empire, and many of these works of art can still be admired today. The contents of most mosaics were mythology, impressions of Roman everyday life, still life and very often hunting scenes. Even in houses of worship from early Christianity, some of these artistic mosaics can still be found.
Although there are many works of art from the Roman period today and they reveal much about the way of life and the values of antiquity, we still do not know for most of them, which artist created them in truth. The reason for this is that Roman art was so-called commissioned art. Artists did not usually create statues, murals and the like out of their own interest, but acted only on the orders of a client. Thus, the professional group of artists remained rather in the background, while on the other hand, more information is available about the commissioners themselves. What we can say with certainty about Roman art, however, is that it was versatile and formative for the subsequent art period of the Western world. It picked up many classical elements from ancient Greece, adopted and varied them over the years, and finally created its own ideal of art, in that its skill and high standards of art can still be admired today.
The Roman Empire was not only unique in its size (after all, in its heyday it took over the entire Mediterranean region), but also covered a wide range of materials and styles in art. Painting, sculpture, architecture and especially mosaic art are probably the best known examples of Roman art. The influence of all the peoples that the Roman Empire conquered over the centuries is clearly visible. Especially the style of the Etruscans and Greeks has noticeably influenced Roman art, so that scenes from Greek mythology are often found in it, such as Odysseus' adventures during his odyssey through the Aegean Sea.
With Rome's first emperor, Augustus, and the associated end of the Roman Republic, Roman art experienced its heyday and from then on was always named after the respective rulers or dynasties. Especially busts and portraits were very popular during this time, whereby the depicted emperors - according to the Greek model - were always shown in an advantageous way: young, sporty and attractive. But nowadays, in addition to these sculptures, the mosaics of that time are especially remembered. Made of small pieces of glass or stone, they adorned the floors and walls of every villa and palace in the Roman Empire, and many of these works of art can still be admired today. The contents of most mosaics were mythology, impressions of Roman everyday life, still life and very often hunting scenes. Even in houses of worship from early Christianity, some of these artistic mosaics can still be found.
Although there are many works of art from the Roman period today and they reveal much about the way of life and the values of antiquity, we still do not know for most of them, which artist created them in truth. The reason for this is that Roman art was so-called commissioned art. Artists did not usually create statues, murals and the like out of their own interest, but acted only on the orders of a client. Thus, the professional group of artists remained rather in the background, while on the other hand, more information is available about the commissioners themselves. What we can say with certainty about Roman art, however, is that it was versatile and formative for the subsequent art period of the Western world. It picked up many classical elements from ancient Greece, adopted and varied them over the years, and finally created its own ideal of art, in that its skill and high standards of art can still be admired today.
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