Early Roman art reflected previous civilizations, but as time passed, the Romans developed an artistic style completely their own. One very unique aspect of the Roman civilization, which setup art, was the use of public baths. At first these public baths consisted only of dressing room suites and bathing chambers. However these baths began to incorporate intricate decorated libraries, lecture halls and open forums for the public to look at statues of their gods.
In these chambers the walls we recovered with intricate mosaics and great tapestries, all of which demonstrated the Roman obsession with perfection. In many ancient ruins you can see the popular engravings showing successful military strikes and defeat over opposing armies and civilizations. The Romans stone work wasn t limited t the walls of their buildings. They also decorated the lids of stone coffins, the lids would have a portrait of the person inside. White marble was basically the stone in the making Roman stone sculptures, though limestone was also used because it was cheap.
The Romans were busy with their time making mosaics, and had made up four styles. The first style was encrustation, the second was perspective, the third fantastic, and the fourth known as impossible fantastic. These are some of the most amazing aspects the Roman art has to offer. The Romans had also developed many other forms of art, such as floor painting, jewelry making, metalworking, coin making, and glass blowing.
All of which obviously display the strong Roman pride.
The Essay on Roman Art Vs. Greek Art
Paul Johnson Debbie Barret-Graves Western Civilization 10/29/00 Roman Art Vs. Greek Art Throughout history art has consistently reflected the cultural values and social structures of individual civilizations. Ancient art serves as a useful tool to help historians decipher some important aspects of ancient culture. From art we can determine the basic moral and philosophical beliefs of many ancient ...
