Art
Sculpture
- Life in Roman Britain found its expression in art
- Religious dedication
- Tombstones
- Statues
- Commemorative dedications
- Sculpture was a mixture of sources
- Imported pieces
- Local craftsmen
- Foreign sculptors working in Britain
- In Roman Britain have two distinct traditions
- Interaction of two traditions greatly debated
- One school of thought
- Collingwood
- Roman art dominated native Celtic tradition
- Local Roman tradition was second rate
- When Rome left, native style reemerged
- Other school of thought
- Interplay between the two traditions
- Produced a Romano-British style
- Celtic Art
- Non-representational and devoid of naturalism
- Avoided representing human figure
- Abstract
- Used wavy and curving lines and tendrils
- Lines woven together in intricate patterns
- Represented animals and plants
- Difficult to determine significance
- If connected to myths, not possible to determine
- Fineness of object more important for status
- Types of objects
- Primarily metal objects
- Probably woodcarving and textiles
- No evidence for monumental stone sculptures
- Archaeological sources for artifacts
- Primarily found in graves
- Offerings dedicated to the gods
- Cast into lakes
- Cast into rivers
- Cast into springs
- Celtic metalsmiths were highly skilled
- Origin of motifs
- Local traditions
- Inspired by Greek art
- Etruscan
- By 1st century BCE Roman inspirations
- Artists from Mainland Gaul
- Roman Art
- More difficult to define
- Art in city itself?
- Native Italic
- Etruscan
- Greek
- Provincial art?
- What can be said about Roman art
- Emphasis on realism over naturalism
- Blending Greek traditions with native Italic
- Archaic
- Classical
- Hellenistic
- Propagandistic
- Glorify Rome
- In praise of the imperial office
- Special features
- Neo-Attic -Augustan
- Colorism - Flaivan
- Neo-classical - Hadrian
- Late Antique - 4th century CE
- Romano-British Art
- Sculpture in Britain had a varied background
- Mediterranean marbles
- Carved by Mediterranean artists
- Imported into Britain
- Artists living in Britain
- Sculpture from Mithraeum
- Immigrant Gaulish artists
- Native born artists
- Difficult to identify
- Even if signed their works
- Native Briton
- A Gaul from the mainland
- Example Temple of Sulis-Minerva at Bath