the etruscans 2015 16, cca mrs. hill
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Etruscan Art9th-2nd centuries BC
* Most of information about the Etruscans comes from their tombs
* They decorated these tombs with frescoes depicting everyday life, mythology and funerals
* The colors are bright and the style is lively * As their civilization declined, Rome expanded. This is
reflected in later art which becomes more somber.
Tomb of Hunting and Fishing ca 520 BC Tarquinia
Tomb of the Triclinium ca 480 BC Tarquinia
Two Dancers (right wall) Tomb of the Triclinium 470 BC
Tomb of the Reliefs 4th c BC Cerveteri
imitates the interior of a house, covered with relief sculpture of weapons, armor, household items, pets and people
Apollo of Veii ca 550 BC
terracotta statue of Apollo
Archaic Style was decoration for
a pediment
Sarcophagus of the Spouses ca 520 BC
Capitoline She-wolf ca 480 BC bronze
Chimaera of Arezzo
ca 400 BC bronze
Bucchero pottery characterized by shiny black surface