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Theater of Marcellus, Rome, Italy, reconstruction and cut-away.
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Theater of Marcellus, Rome, Italy, reconstruction and cut-away.
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Title
Theater
of
Marcellus
,
Rome
,
Italy
,
reconstruction
and
cut-away
.
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Imperial (Roman)
Early Imperial
Augustan
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Buildings
Theaters (buildings)
Open-air theaters
Entertainment buildings
Recreation buildings
Public buildings
Multistory buildings
Exterior views
Architectural elements
Roofs
Brackets (structural elements)
Façades
Exterior walls
Walls
Arches
Archways
Arcades (structural assemblies)
Columns (architectural elements)
Engaged columns
Shafts (column components)
Capitals (column components)
Ionic order
Architectural orders
Entrances
Interior views
Interior walls
Structural frames
Substructures
Corridors
Passages (circulation spaces)
Vaults (structural elements)
Barrel vaults
Ramps
Stairs
Caveae
Seating
Tiers (rows)
Stages (performance spaces)
Scaenae
Skene
Scaena frons
Pilasters
Corinthian order
Pediments
Pedestals
Bases (object components)
Niches
Sculpture (visual work)
Statues
Figures (representations)
Reconstructions (visual works)
Cutaways (images)
Illustrations (layout features)
Drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Structural drawings
Overhead views
Subject
Architecture
Buildings
Theaters
Open-air theaters
Cultural facilities
Social & civic facilities
Architectural elements
Structural elements
Roofs
Facades
Walls
Arches
Arcades (Architectural components)
Columns
Capitals (Columns)
Ionic order
Architectural orders
Interiors
Structural frames
Structural systems
Passageways
Vaults (Architecture)
Inclined planes
Stairways
Stages (Platforms)
Pilasters
Corinthian order
Pediments
Pedestals
Niches
Sculpture
Reconstructions
Conjectural works
Illustrations
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Structural drawings
Structural systems drawings
Description
Dedicated
in
13
or
11
BC
.
(p.186)
; "The
structure
was
150
metres
(490
feet)
in
diameter
,
though
its
seating
capacity
was
probably
only
14,000.
"
(p.186)
Location Depicted
Rome (Italy)
Italy
Material
Stone (rock)
Rock
Building stone
Cut stone
Dimension stone
Concrete
Opus reticulatum
Timber (lumber)
Timbers (wood by form)
Lumber
Structural lumber
Technique
Drawing (image-making)
Architectural drawing (process)
Illustration (process)
Opus reticulatum
Facing (process)
Work Type
Architecture
Buildings
Theaters
Open-air theaters
Reconstructions
Illustrations
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Source
Connolly, Peter, and Hazel Dodge. The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, 1998. (pp.186-187 center)
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
1047-34.jpg
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