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Visualizing Architecture Then and Now
Mimesis and the Capitoline Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Through a case study of images depicting Rome's Capitoline Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, this chapter explores fault lines in the interpretation of ancient artistic and modern scientific images of ancient Roman architecture. Coins from the Late Republic through the High Empire depict the Temple of Jupiter, including the first ever Roman coin issue to feature a temple, that of Volteius (ca. 78 BCE). Detailed relief representations survive from the second century CE. Because the Temple of Jupiter was arguably the most important temple in Rome, many modern plans, elevations, models, and three‐dimensional reconstructions depict this structure, primarily in its first (archaic) and final (Domitianic) phases. The author argues that the ancient concept of mimesis provides a useful lens for analyzing architectural representations both ancient and modern because it prompts consideration of artistic intent and audience response.
Visualizing Architecture Then and Now
Mimesis and the Capitoline Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Through a case study of images depicting Rome's Capitoline Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, this chapter explores fault lines in the interpretation of ancient artistic and modern scientific images of ancient Roman architecture. Coins from the Late Republic through the High Empire depict the Temple of Jupiter, including the first ever Roman coin issue to feature a temple, that of Volteius (ca. 78 BCE). Detailed relief representations survive from the second century CE. Because the Temple of Jupiter was arguably the most important temple in Rome, many modern plans, elevations, models, and three‐dimensional reconstructions depict this structure, primarily in its first (archaic) and final (Domitianic) phases. The author argues that the ancient concept of mimesis provides a useful lens for analyzing architectural representations both ancient and modern because it prompts consideration of artistic intent and audience response.
Visualizing Architecture Then and Now
Mimesis and the Capitoline Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Ulrich, Roger B. (editor) / Quenemoen, Caroline K. (editor) / Sobocinski, Melanie Grunow (author)
A Companion to Roman Architecture ; 446-461
2013-10-28
16 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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