2. The Francois Vase

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Roman Art and Archaeology

301 calificaciones

University of Arizona

Roman Art and Archaeology

301 calificaciones

The objective of this course is to provide an overview of the culture of ancient Rome beginning about 1000 BCE and ending with the so-called "Fall of Rome". We will look at some of the key people who played a role in Rome, from the time of the kings through the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. We will also focus on the city of Rome itself, as well as Rome's expansion through Italy, the Mediterranean, and beyond.

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The Early Romans and Their Ancestors (ca. 1000 - 500 BCE)

In the Early Iron Age (ca. 1000 BCE), civilization in Italy was rather simple. The most sophisticated cultures in the peninsula were not the Romans at all, but rather groups to the north of Rome who have come to be called The Villanovans, who exploited the metal resources of northern Italy even before the officially noted founding of Rome. Later the Etruscans would appear (ca. 800 BCE), Rome's first great rivals. The Etruscans were a loose confederation of city-states north of Rome who even expanded into Rome and further south, as far as Pompeii. The Etruscans are particularly noted for their magnificent art, in particular the glorious painted tombs of Tarquinia.

1. Greek Art in Etruria1:13

2. The Francois Vase4:40

3. Greek Myth in Etruria I1:05

4. Greek Myth in Etruria II4:51

5. Etruscan Belief2:48

6. Tomb of the Infernal Chariot4:55

7. The Necropolis at Orvieto I0:50

8. The Necropolis at Orvieto II4:01

9. Guest Lecture: Dr. Alba Frascarelli on Velzna8:57

10. Populonia I0:45

11. Populonia II4:47

12. The Etruscans in Rome0:39

13. The Early Roman Forum1:43

Conoce a los instructores

David Soren
Regents Professor of Classics and Anthropology
Classics and Anthropology

But Etruscans,

nonetheless, wanted the elegant culture of ancient Greece in their tombs.

The Etruscans had an enormous fondness for

Greek art, and developed their own imitations of Greek temples.

They also imported Greek pottery, which could be proudly displayed and

could accompany the dead to the afterworld.

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>> The vase bears the name

of Alessandro Francois, an Italian, quote unquote,

archaeologist of French origin who was,

at that time, the royal commissar for the grand dukes of Tuscany.

And he asked the grand duke the permission to dig in an area

around Chiusi where he found the vase in 1844.

The Francois vase is very important because it is one of the largest symposium

vase made in Athens, which means a big mixing bowl for wine and water.

It is painted and potted by two men of whose we know the names.

Ergotimos the potter and Kleitias the painter.

And they were so aware of what they were doing that they have signed

the vase twice, on each side.

And it has 270 figures of the Greek mythology painted on it.

And 130 Greek inscriptions by which, of course,

they also taught the Etruscans some words and some mythology.

This is the main frieze of the vase, the most important one.

The only one who goes all around the vase while the rest of the myths

are represented one on one side and one on this side.

It is the wedding procession for Peleus and

Thetis marriage, Achilles' parents.

This is the place where the potter and the painter have signed the vase.

Here, under Peleus' hand, who shakes Chiron's hands,

Chiron, the centaur, he welcomes the first of the row, there is

the inscription, Klitias [FOREIGN], Klitias painted me.

And here, after Dionysus, the most important God who

is right in the center of the vase and is the largest figure of all friezes.

There is, under the muzzle of this once white

horse is the other inscription Ergotimos [FOREIGN], Ergotimos potted me.

So it is the vase that

speaks in first person, not the two men because this would have been not possible.

Risking to be, to make some blasphemy,

it is popularly called the Holy Bible of mythology.

Because it has several myths painted on it,

related to the figure of Achilles, Theseus and

mainly the wedding pompe,

the wedding procession for Peleus and Thetis, Achilles' parents.

That was a very important mythological subject for

the first half of the 6th century BC because we had it painted

on a few large vases made in Athens and sent to Etruria.

From mainland Greece and south Italy,

the Etruscans could learn about Greek temples and how they could be constructed.

Admiring the beautiful marble and fine stone, and

the attention to detail that the Greek temple provided.

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