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Title
Pantheon
,
Rome
,
Italy
,
reconstruction
, with
cutaway
of
dome
.
Date
118-125
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Imperial (Roman)
Hadrianic
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Temples
Religious buildings
Buildings
Apsidal buildings
Ceremonial structures
Drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Structural drawings
Cutaways (images)
Reconstructions (visual works)
Illustrations (layout features)
Overhead views
Exterior views
Architectural elements
Exterior walls
Walls
Façades
Porches
Porticoes
Steps
Stairs
Colonnades
Columns (architectural elements)
Pilasters
Shafts (column components)
Fluting
Capitals (column components)
Corinthian order
Architectural orders
Pediments
Entablatures
Rotundas (buildings)
Rotundas (interior spaces)
Circular (shape)
Circular plan
Cellae
Rooms
Interior walls
Revetments
Stucco
Plasterwork
Niches
Exedrae (interior spaces)
Alcoves
Sculpture (visual work)
Statues
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Structural frames
Arches
Relieving arches
Piers (supporting elements)
Domes (architectural element)
Roofs
Drums (walls)
Cylinders (solids)
Hemispheres
Ceilings
Coffers (ceiling components)
Oculi (openings)
Openings (architectural elements)
Light (energy)
Lighting
Daylight
Daylighting
Sunlight
Floors (surface elements)
Opus sectile
Subject
Architecture
Temples
Religious facilities
Buildings
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Cutaway drawings
Reconstructions
Illustrations
Conjectural works
Structural drawings
Structural systems drawings
Architectural elements
Structural elements
Facades
Walls
Porches
Porticoes (Porches)
Stairways
Colonnades
Columns
Pilasters
Capitals (Columns)
Corinthian order
Architectural orders
Pediments
Entablatures
Rotundas
Circular buildings
Circular rooms
Rooms & spaces
Interiors
Architectural decorations & ornaments
Architectural sculpture
Plasterwork
Niches
Alcoves
Sculpture
Structural frames
Structural systems
Arches
Domes
Roofs
Drums (Domes)
Ceilings
Coffers (Ceilings)
Dome coffers
Light
Lighting
Floors
Description
“The
porch
has
sixteen
Egyptian
grey
and
red
granite
columns
,
each
40
Roman
feet
in
height
and
weighing
about
84
tons
.
[…]
The
diameter
and
height
of the
rotunda
are
exactly
the
same
,
43.2
metres
[meters]
(140
feet)
.
[…]
The
walls
of the
rotunda
rest
on a
circular
concrete
foundation
made
with
aggregate
of
travertine
,
7.30
metres
[meters]
wide
and
4.50
metres
[meters]
deep
. The
walls
are
6.15
metres
[meters]
high.”
(p
.
227)
;
“The
dome
was
built
of
concrete
, with a
window
opening
or
oculus
(eye)
at the
top
,
8.30
metres
[meters]
in
diameter
. This
is
open
to the
sky
. The
inner
surface
of the
dome
is
decorated
with
140
coffers
of
diminishing
size
,
arranged
in
five
rows
of
28.”
(p.228)
Location Depicted
Rome (Italy)
Campus Martius (Rome, Italy)
Campo Marzio (Rome, Italy)
Italy
Material
Concrete
Brick (clay product)
Clay
Basalt (basic igneous rock)
Rock
Stone (rock)
Pumice (volcanic glass)
Gray granite
Red granite
Granite (rock)
White marble
Carrara marble
Green marble
Numidian marble
Variegated marble
Marble (rock)
Travertine
Limestone
Tufa
Porphyry
Paint
Stucco
Plaster
Veneer
Metal
Leaf (metal)
Aggregate
Technique
Drawing (image-making)
Architectural drawing (process)
Illustration (process)
Carving (processes)
Sculpting
Gilding
Metallizing
Painting (image-making)
Stuccoing
Plastering
Opus sectile
Work Type
Architecture
Buildings
Temples
Religious facilities
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Cutaway drawings
Illustrations
Reconstructions
Source
Connolly, Peter, and Hazel Dodge. The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, 1998. (p.229 bottom)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Connolly courtesy: the author, Peter Connolly.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
688-41.jpg
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