Monday, April 7, 2014

Roman Art by Lara

The Romans made more naturalistic artworks than any previous group of people. The following artwork by a Pompeian painter illustrates this naturalism. 

They  often used art as propaganda, to glorify their empire and make them look superior and create fear in their enemies. 
The following is a Statue showing Augustus of Primaporta.


Not only did the Romans make advancements in statues they also improved architecture were the first people to develop the arch and dome. They discovered that arched objects were able to hold up more weight than a post and lintel system. The dome was later used in many architectural buildings and we use it in many buildings today, thanks to the discovery of the Romans. 
The development of the arch led to the building of bridges and aqueducts. 
Click here
to learn more about arch construction. 

Click here
to learn more about dome construction.