antiquities

Examples of antiquities in the following topics:

• Sculpture in the High Renaissance

  • Sculpture in the High Renaissance demonstrates the influence of classical antiquity and ideal naturalism.
  • The references to classical antiquity are clear in the subject matter, and the body of the god is based on the Apollo Belvedere, which Michelangelo would have seen while in Rome.
  • Not only is the subject matter influenced by antiquity, but so are the artistic influences.
  • While the Pieta is not based on classical antiquity in subject matter, the forms display the restrained beauty and ideal naturalism that was influenced by classical sculpture.

• Fresco

  • Fresco is a form of wall and ceiling painting hat has been widely used since antiquity.
  • Fresco painting, derived from the Italian word "fresco" meaning "fresh," is a technique that has been used since antiquity, executed on plaster walls and ceilings.

• Rome

  • Rome's connections to classical antiquity made it an important site for the Neoclassical movement during the 18th century.
  • In the 18th century, the city's longstanding connections to classical antiquity made it a site of particular interest to the increasingly widespread Neoclassical movement.

• Carolingian Metalwork in the Early European Middle Ages

  • Metalwork subjects were often narrative religious scenes in vertical sections, largely derived from Late Antique paintings and carvings, as were those with more hieratic images derived from consular diptychs and other imperial art, such as the front and back covers of the Lorsch Gospels.
  • Another work associated with the Palace School is the frame of an antique serpentine dish, now located in the Louvre.

• Productivity Gains from Technology

  • Productivity improving technologies date back to antiquity, and have accelerated greatly of late.
  • Technologies that improve productivity date back to antiquity, with rather slow progress until the late Middle Ages.

• Sculpture during the Decline of the Roman Empire

  • Sculpture during this period demonstrates the style and design of Late Antique art that was initially developed during the late second century CE from plebeian models.

• Renaissance Architecture

  • During the High Renaissance, architectural concepts derived from classical antiquity were developed and used with greater surety.
  • During the High Renaissance, architectural concepts derived from classical antiquity were developed and used with greater surety.

• Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces

  • The surface area and the volume of a cylinder have been known since antiquity.

• Neoclassicism

  • With the increasing popularity of the Grand Tour, it became fashionable to collect antiquities as souvenirs.

• Imperial Sculpture under the Tetrarchy

  • Stylistically, this portrait of the Tetrarchs is done in Late Antique style, which uses a distinct squat, formless bodies, square heads, and stylized clothing clearly seen in all four men.
  • These attributes follow those of other sculptures of the Late Antique style and foreshadow the increasingly geometric form that facial features would assume in imperial portraiture and sculpture in general.