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Apollo of Veii, Veii, c. 515 - 490 B.C.
Etruscan
Apulu (Apollo), from the roof of the Portonaccio Temple, Veii, Italy, ca. 510-50:0 BCE. Painted terracotta, approx. 5' 11" high. Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome.


  • Key Dates

    General Terms
    • canopic urn
    • lost-wax (cire perdue)
    • pilasters
    • sarcophagus
    • tempera
    • tufa
    • tumulus, tumuli
    • wattle and daub

AAT-Chp. 6- The Art of the Etruscans
c. 800–1st Century B.C.E.

Reading

  • Art Across Time: Chapter 6: The Art of the Etruscans

The Art of the Etruscans
c. 1000– 100 B.C.

  • Naval control of the Mediterranean (7th–5th century B.C.)
  • Necropoleis (cities of the dead); ash urns; tomb frescoes; temples; mirrors; bronze sculpture
  • Status of women; augury

After reading Chapter 6, you should be able to:

    • Identify the area of Etruscan domination on a map of Italy.
    • Compare Etruscan sculpture styles with those of Greece.
    • Compare the role of women in Etruria with their role in Greece. Indicate how this is reflected in art
    • Discuss the sources of information about Etruscan architecture
    • Identify all the works and define the terms in the chapter.
    • List the gods and their Greek counterparts.
    • Describe Etruscan funerary practices.
    • Describe the style and iconography of Etruscan tomb paintings.

Tomb of the Leopards, Tarquinia (480-470 BCE) Fresco.

Glossary

  • canopic urn
  • lost-wax (cire perdue)
  • pilasters
  • sarcophagus
  • tempera
  • tufa
  • tumulus, tumuli
  • wattle and daub