step seven money talks exercise
Figs. 1-9, AUGUSTANART.pdf
*In what ways do Octavian and Agrippa resemble Hellenistic monarchs on FIG.1a and FIG.1b, respectively?
*Identify and discuss the artistic style of the Augustan Meroë portrait (FIG.2).
http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/the_mero%C3%AB_head_of_augustus.aspx
*Identify and discuss the features of the Prima Porta Augustus (FIG.3). Looking back at some images we have examined, what precedent(s) has influenced this pose? (hint: What famous Greek statue from the 5th century BC does this remind you of? Can you think of an Octavianic CAESAR DIVI F reverse type of c.32-27 BC that depicts a similar pose?) Explain the significance of the imagery on the cuirass in detail.
Read:
http://www.digitalsculpture.org/augustus/index03.html
http://www.digitalsculpture.org/augustus/liverani.html
http://www.digitalsculpture.org/augustus/index_video.html
For further reference, see:
Pollini, J. (1995) ‘The Augustus of Prima Porta and the transformation of the heroic ideal’, in
Moon, W. (ed.) Polykleitos, the Doryphoros, and Tradition, Madison.
*How are Augustus and Agrippa represented on the Ara Pacis (FIG.4)?
Read:
http://cdm.reed.edu/ara-pacis/altar/right-side-south/side-facade-1/
*How is Augustus depicted on FIG.5? Can you think of an Augustan reverse coin type that shows a similar pose? (hint: FIG.5, AUGUSTANCOINS.pdf)
*How are Augustus and Tiberius portrayed on the Boscoreale cups (FIG.6a, FIG.6b, FIG.6c, and FIG.6d respectively)? For instance, what do you think Augustus’ open hand signifies in FIG.6a (hint: it symbolizes one of the four virtues on Augustus’ clipeus virtutis – can you guess which one?)? Can you find any type of parallels to these representations on coins (hint: where else have you seen Tiberius appear as a triumphator?)?
Read:
https://www.manimenti.com/the-expert-eye/2015/6/15/the-boscoreale-treasure-the-cups-of-augustus-and-tiberius-recall-political-power-and-precious-refinement
For further reference, see:
Kuttner, A. (1995) Dynasty and Empire in the Age of Augustus: The Case of the
Boscoreale Cups. Berkeley.
*Discuss the imagery and significance of the Gemma Augustea (FIG.7). Can you find any type of parallels on coins?
For further reference, see:
Pollini, J. (1993) ‘The Gemma Augustea: ideology, rhetorical imagery, and the construction of dynastic narrative’, in Holliday, P. (ed.) Narrative and Event in Ancient Art,
Cambridge.
*How is Livia depicted on this sardonyx (FIG.8)? Who is she facing? Can you find any type of parallels on coins?
For further reference, see:
Bartman, E. (1999) Portraits of Livia: Imaging the Imperial Woman in
Augustan Rome, Cambridge.
*How are Gaius and Lucius Caesar depicted on FIG.9? Who is seen in between them? Can you find any type of parallels of Gaius and Lucius on coins? Why are they usually seen together?
For further reference, see:
Pollini, J. (1987) The Portaiture of Gaius and Lucius Caesar, New York.