| Tomb of... | Tomb of the Roaring Lions, Villanovan/Orientalizing, early 7th cent. BCE, 2 registers of design (stylized apatropaic lions & Birds/ducks above them), simple geometric shapes, possibly earliest tomb painting in Etruria |
| Tomb of... | Tomb of the Ducks, Veii, Villanovan/Orientalizing, CA. 675-650 BCE, stylized, bright colors, fits well with decoration of vessels (large color blocks, animals but not mythological creatures) |
| What tomb is this? | Campana Tomb, Veii, CA. 625-600 BCE, painting has faded so much you can no longer see the figures, 4 panels surrounded by colored geometric shapes, surrounding doorway leading to back chamber, panels have myth figures, different parts of the body have different colors, (1) horse with wings, (2) apatrapaic feline, (3) sphinx & panther & horse being led, do not know what the narrative is depicting, issues with perspective, unique from other cultures |
| Tomb of... | Tomb of the Bulls, Tarquinia, CA. 540 BCE, Archaic Pd., doorways lead to place where the deceased were placed, beam on top, decorated in temple-like structure (pediment), animals (kimera, sphinx, man on horse thought to be Pegasus and Bellerophon), 2 figures of bulls above doors (1) facing us apatropaic (2) beard & human face, bull 2 charging 2 male figures during intercourse with erect falice (could be depicting Oculus), raises a lot of questions about Etruscan sexuality, bull1 with 2 men and 1 woman (the woman is being penetrated) |
| What tomb is this? | Tomb of the Bulls, Tarquinia, back wall, detail, 540 BCE, figure in helmet holding a knife behind fountain, warrior on horseback, depiction of Achilles and Troilus (Achilles hiding behind fountain, jump out and kill Troilus), (Achilles/Troilus myth not popular in Greece due to moral issues relating to Troilus being murdered outside battle), Achilles has a one sided knife and fountain that looks like an altar suggests this could be used as a sacrificial image, red ribbons thought to be a religious element |
| What tomb is this? | Tomb of the Augurs, Tarquinia, Ca. 530 BCE, back wall, 2 figures on back thought to be augurs/priests, holding out hand in either apatropaic or mourning pose, painted door thought to represent door to tomb or door to afterlife, |
| What tomb is this? | Tomb of the Augers, Tarquinia, Ca. 530 BCE, 2 men wrestling, the "augur" in purple actually a referee, early depiction of funeral games, |
| Painting with phersu (mask) figure and dog (?) | Tomb of the Augurs, Tarquinia, Ca. 530 BCE, phersu with leash and pointed collar, if he pulls on the collar the animal will attack, the figure with their face covered is being attacked (most likely a criminal sentenced to death), first depiction of a funerary game with ritual bloodletting, |
| What tomb is this? | Tomb of Hunting and Fishing, Tarquinia, ca. 530 BCE, geometric cloth pattern on ceiling, made to look like a semi-permanent structure, first example of illusionistic painting, baqueting scene on top, continuation of the scene on all sides, niche in the wall is where the urns were placed; other wall: boat, figure diving into water, possible representation of transition to afterlife |
| What sculpture is this? | Aplu (Apollo), from the Portonaccio temple, Veii, Terracotta sculpture, ca. 525-500 BCE, Rome, Museo Etrusco de Villa Giulia, akroteria (placed on top), probably one of the central figures on the temple, major sculptures are not being made out of terracotta in other cultures, similarities to Greek Kouros (facial features, striding one foot forwards, same hairstyle, muscles depicted in a similar way), archaic smile, potentially written about by the Roman historian Pliny |
| Name. | "Archaic smile", Temple of Zeus at Olympia, ca. 470 BCE, corners of the mouth are pinched and pulled back, facial features makes it look like they are always smiling, even though here this guy is clearly in pain |
| What statue is this? | Medusa (gorgon), Antefix from the Temple at Veii, 525-500 BCE, Rome, Museo Etrusco de Villa Giulia, cap for roof tiles, apatropaic (fangs, open mouth, tongue sticking out), |
| What is this? | Ash urn of the "married couple", Ca. 525 BCE, Rome, Villa Giulia Museum, Archaic Period, dining at a banquet on a Kline, bine and metal inlays for legs of kline, terracotta, development from older styles (similar to the one in the Louvre), women can participate in banquets in Etruria, some details but some parts are highly stylized and less detailed, Archaic smiles and almond shaped eyes, arms outstretched but we don't know what they were holding |
| What is this? | Pyrgi "Temple A", terracotta, high relief, H. 146 cm, Ca. 470-460 BCE, Museum Nationale Etrusco de Villa Giulia, Rome, depicts myth of the Seven Against Thieves, Tydeus and Melanippus (Tydeus eating the other dude's brains and Athena deciding not to give him immortality), Zeus striking down Capaneus for challenging him, a warning to act in accordance with the gods (these are acts the gods consider over the line), pathos (showing emotion, mouths open), more motion when compared to other Archaic sculptures, climactic, |
| What tomb is this? | Tomb of the Leopards, Tarquinia, Back wall, Ca. 470 BCE, symposium (celebratory banquet), Etruscan motifs and design, cloth ceiling, lively (dancers and musicians), Aulus (double flute connected at mouth piece), theme becoming more popular during this time period. |
| What tomb is this? | Tomb of the Triclinium, Tarquinia, Ca. 470 BCE, dado of red waves, lively and joyful, animals underneath kines (common theme), Dionysus ritual in pediment (grape vines) |
| What tomb is this? | Tomb of Triclinium, Tarquinia, side walls, dancers, Ca. 470 BCE, part of a religious scene (red ribbons), elaborate clothing, sense of movement (with clothes esp) |
| What to tomb is this? | Tomb of the Reliefs, Banditaccio Necropolis, Cerveteri, 4th cent. BCE, decorated like the interior of a house, reliefs on the wall made with terracotta or stucco, farm/household/military equipment, potentially objects that indicate elite activities, Chavrun & Cerberus (shift to underworld motifs) |
| What tomb is this? | Tomb of Orcus (1 & 2), Tarquinia, Ca. 330 BCE, Velia Vulcha, married to someone who is buried in the tomb, beginning of portraiture (starting to see unique features), foggy dark clouds intentional, Tuchulcha (demon boi - snake horns, donkey ears (?), beard, wings that look like the snake wrapped around their forearm, debate over gender of the demon lol), These (Theseus) playing a board game, do not know what Tuchulcha and These are doing |
| Charu, Tomb of Orcus | Tarquinia, Ca. 350 BCE, blue skinned demon (common for Etruscans to portray demons like this), similar wings to Tuchulcha, club he uses to knock on the doors of the underworld (not associated with boat imagery at this time in Etruria) |
| What tomb is this? | Tomb of the Shields, Tarquinia, Ca. 325 BCE, Larth Velca & Velia Seitithi, more sombler, 3/4 profile (coming into Etruscan art), unique figures (not typical archaic smile and eyes), she is holding out and egg to her husband (symbol of fertility) |
| What tomb is this? | Typhon (son of the Titans) loses a fight with Zeus and is imprisoned under mount Edna), blue wings (not normally winged in Greek art), evidence of leaving behind archaic style (movement, musculature), processions scene (ancestors and demons), snake imagery |
| Tomb of Quintus Fabius Maximus | Rome, fragmentary, Fannius and Fabius, Samnite wars (Rome's first attempt to control the peninsula), style of dress (and undress) different from Etruria, episodic narrative, shown shaking people's hands (negotiation?), potentially depicting a historical event, Italic themes (hierarchy in scale, dress, caption use and historical themes) |
| What tomb is this? | Tomb of the Diver, Paestum, ca. 480 BCE, Archaic style in "Classical" movement, stone slabs placed in the ground, symposium, walls have paintings of banquets with couples, diver ties this Greek tomb to Etruscan imagery of transitioning into the underworld, diver on the ceiling so the deceased could look up at it |
| What tomb is this? | Tomb 114, Poseidonia, Ca. 320 BCE, man's tomb, possibly depicting a historical battle scene, 2 armies lined up facing each other, Mars with Larthian warrior?, hills with cattle in the background serve as details/context that suggest this is a historical painting |
| What is this? | Sarcophagus of Thanchvil Tarnai and Larth Tetnies, Ca. 350-300 BCE, Vulci, now in Museum of Fine Arts Boston, lovers on lid, hunting scenes on ends, one side depict battle scene with Amazons, one side horse race, more classical in style |
| What is this? | "old couple" ash urn, Volterra, ca. 2nd-1st cent. BCE, mimesis (immitation) & verism (showing age in a weathered, stoic, and experienced way), portraiture |
| What tomb is this? | Reconstruction of Inghirami Tomb, Ca. 175-50 BCE, Ulimento Necropolis, Volterra, Reconstruction in the garden of Museo Archeologico in Florence, figures reclining on couches, arranged to resemble a banquet, many holding objects used for offerings, myths on the side of tombs (some repeating) |
| What statue is this? | Mars of Todi, bronze statue, 400 BCE, now in Vatican Museum, hollow cast bronze work, perhaps made in Orvieto, warrior (armor, skirt underneath armor, leaning on spear, holding something in his other hand that didn't survive, classical (contrapposto, classical features, more realistic and less stylized detail, inlaid eyes, dedicated as a votive (give to the gods and they will give something to/help you in return), inscription: Ahal Trutitis gave this as a gift |
| What statue is this? | Chimera of Arezzo, late 5th-4th cent. BCE, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, would have been with other sculptures (likely interacting with Bellerophon and Pegasus, myth popular in Etruria), inscription to Tina (Etruscan equivalent to Zeus), very classical (but mane stylized in archaic way), encourages the viewer to move around it and interact with it |
| Ficorini Cista | Bronze, 350-300 BCE, Praeneste, Museo Archeologico Etrusco de Villa Guilia, Rome, insized design depicting Jason and the Argonauts stopping to drink from a well, Polyx beats the well's guard in a boxing match (showing after the match), on top Dionysis is flanked by 2 satyrs, classical in style, detail, musculature, etc |
| What statue is this? | Capitoline Museum, ivory eyes, head original but the bust is not, portraiture (verism/mimesis), not trying to make him look youthful, showing his age/experience/weathered look, could have acted as a portrait mask used for funeral processions, speaks to the power of some families |
