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What are the general characteristics of Etruscan art?
The art of the Etruscans falls into three categories: funerary, urban, and sacred. Because of Etruscan attitudes toward the afterlife, most of the art that remains is funerary. A detail from a fresco dating from the 5th century bce shows Etruscan musicians wearing tunics and sandals.
What are the characteristics of Etruscan architecture?
Etruscan temples were similar to Greek temples, but only had columns in the front. They were made of mud brick and terracotta and had three enclosed worship halls, called cella. Etruscan temples were supported by a wooden, unfluted column with a large base, called the Tuscan column.
What material did the Etruscans use to make their statues?
terracotta
Etruscan statues were generally made of terracotta, or baked clay. There are two places that we generally find Etruscan statues. One is from the ruins of Etruscan temples, which are rare. These temples were generally covered in life-size terracotta statues, such as this one of Apollo.
What is Etruscan sculpture?
The Etruscans were very accomplished sculptors, with many surviving examples in terracotta, both small-scale and monumental, bronze, and alabaster. However, there is very little in stone, in contrast to the Greeks and Romans.
What are the characteristics of Etruscan art?
Etruscan paintings and murals often convey a clear sense of joi de vivre, in the form of dancing couples or other human figures looking strong and healthy and full of life. In this sense, Etruscan art captured human emotion much better than the more stylized Greek art.
Was there any Etruscan sculpture made in stone?
In contrast to terracotta and bronze, there was relatively little Etruscan sculpture in stone, despite the Etruscans controlling fine sources of marble, including Carrara marble, which seems not to have been exploited until the Romans.
Where can I see Etruscan art collections?
Collections can be seen at the National Etruscan Museum and the National Archaeological Museum of Florence, as well as the Getty Museum Los Angeles, founded by the art collector J Paul Getty(1892-1976). Historical Guide to Etruscan Culture
What is unique about Etruscan tombs?
However, Etruscan tombs are unique. While most ancient cultures filled tombs with murals of mythology or religion, the Etruscans filled theirs with scenes of daily life. This is the Tomb of the Leopards, an Etruscan tomb that dates to roughly 480 BCE.