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level: Level 10 (Hadrian)

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level questions: Level 10 (Hadrian)

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Identify.bust of Hadrian, ca 125-130 CE, Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, British Museum, bearded (bearded in almost all his portraits), curly hair, dressed as military general (not a curiass, more Greek style of dress), loves Greece and Greek things (inspires his portraiture), incised pupils
identify.Cuirassed portrait of Hadrian, bronze, ca 135 CE, Near Tel Shalem, Isreal, now in the Isreal Museum, 3 pairs of fighters on cuirass (showing the progression of time/the fight (?), drapery more smoothed out (not as deep), 9 curls (distinctive curls on forehead, possibly used a curling iron), drilled pupils, deeply carved hair and facial features play with light and shadow
identify.Portrait of Sabina, ca 136 CE, marble, found near Vittorio Emanuele II monument un Rome, now in Palazzo Massimo & Terme Museum, paint preserved, incised pupils, idealized, hair being pulled back and veiled, reminiscent of classical depictions of Greek goddesses, some realistic details but smoothed out and youthful
Identify.Apotheosis of Sabina, 136-138 CE, Rome, arch of Portugal, now in Capitoline Museum, after her death, scene of her apotheosis with Hadrian seated (pointing up to what is happening above him), Sabina on the back of winged genius of eternity, Eternity is carrying a torch (one way we can identify her), Sabina has wavy hair and is veiled (Greek influence), personification of Campus Martius (reclining on rock, where Sabina's funeral pyre was), figure behind Hadrian could possible be Antonius Pius (his successor)
Identify.Antinous, possible as Apollo, ca 130-138 CE, Parthian Marble, Delphi, Greece, Archaeological Museum of Delphi, Greek style (curly hair, idealized youth, smooth idealized features), hair and stance similar to Apollo statue found at Delphi
Identify.Antinous as Dionysus/Osiris, 130-138 CE, from Hadrian's Villa at Praeneste, now in Vatican Museum, over life sized, bronze sceptor survived, grapes imply he's Dionysus, idealized classical features, crow on associated with Dionysus
Identify.Temple of Venus and Roma, between 125-135 CE, dedicated in 135 CE, on Velian Hill, designed by Hadrian, inspired by architecture and elements from provinces, shows the extent of his rule/the empire, burned down in the 3rd cent CE, later restored, peripteral colonnade, staircase all around, double cella, no facade orientation, low podium, dome with coffered ceiling, brick faced with marble, uses Greek imported marbles, floor opus sectile
Identify.Hadrian's Villa, outside Rome, Tivoli, Hadrian's architectural ideas, probably designed by him, "pumpkin domes", most grand of the imperial villas (outside of Rome so its considered ok), 3 building phases, plan shows meandering (pattern of adding over time), wide variety of building forms
Identify.Antinoeion, possibly the mausoleum of Antinous (no evidence for this), complex with two temples facing one another (dedicated to Antinous), obelisk in the middle now in front of the Pantheon, has statues of Antinous as Osiris (now in Vatican Museums), Egyptian imagery used because he died in the Nile, 134 CE
Identify.Canopus, Hadrian's Villa, interpretation of a canal outside of Alexandria Egypt, colonnade around the canal, open archways, not sure what the functional purpose of the space was, probably a main reception area/dining couches, sculptures of animals, fountains, eclectic style of decoration (amazons, mars, animals), had caryatids (not actually used for support, copies of the one from the Erechtheion)
Identify.Serapeum, Hadrian's Villa, sperlonga sculpture, back space (niches), water cascading down from behind, pumpkin dome, highly decorated with marble, original Temple of Serapis (Egyptian fertility god, abundance and resurrection), summer dining area
identify.Maritime Theatre, Hadrian's Villa, completely surrounded by water, central part probably apartments (Hadrian's personal living quarters), highly decorated (marble, sculptures), drawbridge
Identify.Pantheon, 118-128 CE, unknown architect, temple to all the gods, has a great influence on later architecture, later used as a church (still used as a church), concrete brick, monolithic columns, part of a larger complex during antiquity (rectangular forecourt), potentially had an arch and altar where the fountain is now, was on a high podium during antiquity (now underground), triple cornice & arches (needed during construction, provide support, distribute weight), interior (opus sectile, oculus, coffered ceiling [impression molds into concrete], bottom of dome has basalt [heavier than the top], gods and emperors in niches on top register)
Identify.Hadrian's Mausoleum, now Castel Saint'Angelo, located not far from Mausoleum of Augustus, concrete drum likely with earth piled high (like Etruscan Tumulus, using Italic forms, top resembles Hellenistic architecture [original]), originally topped with statue of Hadrian in a Quadriga, later a papal fortress and museum, not 100% how the inside was used and how the emperors were buried there, Emperors who did bury themselves here were tying themselves to previous emperors, repurposed marble thought to be decoration inside St. Peter's Basilica