Roman Recollection in the Louvre

The genealogy of the four major Roman dynasties- Claudians, the Antonines, the Severans, and the family of Constantine- has been traced in the exhibition put up by the Louvre through an investigation of works between the 1st century B.C. and the early 4th century A.D. These works of art represent the evolution of aesthetics along with the changing influence of social and religious powers of the Roman emperors.

Check out this portrait titled “The Emperor and His Surroundings” which focuses on the evolution of taste, aesthetics and society under the Roman emperors like Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, Septimus Severus, and Maxentius.

This urn reiterates the faith of the Romans in religion and life after death. The cult of mystery deeply influenced religion in imperial Rome.

Which Art-ism are you?

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Why did ancient Egyptians adhere to a particular style of images?

Art in ancient Egypt was chiefly religious in nature and created for temples or royal tombs. Ancient Egyptians equated king with a god or demi-god. Artistic imagination was confined by rules of proportion as they were to represent ideas of power and eternity. For instance, images of objects on the wall of a king’s tomb had to be properly proportioned; else, they would not later become the actual items needed by the king in what, he believed, would be his afterlife. This system of strict proportion ensured that all images were basically of the same quality and consistency even if, the artists had been trained in different workshops.