Etruscan architecture - Wikipedia
WEBThe main monumental forms of Etruscan architecture, listed in decreasing order of the surviving remains, were: the houses of the wealthy elite, the mysterious "monumental complexes", temples, city walls, and rock-cut tombs.
Etruscan Architecture - World History Encyclopedia
WEBJan 31, 2017 · The Tuscan column, arched gate, private villa with atrium, and large-scale temples on impressive raised platforms with extravagant terracotta decorations are just some of the innovations that would be copied and adapted by their cultural successors in …
Temple of Minerva and the sculpture of Apollo (Veii)
WEBTemple of Minerva and the sculpture of Apollo (Veii) by Dr. Laurel Taylor. Forget what you know about Greek and Roman architectural orders—Etruscans had their own unique style. Apulu (Apollo of Veii), from the roof of the Portonaccio temple, Italy, c. 510–500 B.C.E., painted terracotta, 5′ 11″ high (Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa ...
Etruscan civilization - Wikipedia
WEBEtruscan temples were heavily decorated with colorfully painted terracotta antefixes and other fittings, which survive in large numbers where the wooden superstructure has vanished. Etruscan art was strongly connected to religion ; the afterlife was of major importance in Etruscan art.
The Etruscan World: Sacred Architecture - Penn
WEBEtruscan architecture looked quite different from the familiar stone temples and gleaming marble statuary of Greek architecture. Constrained by a lack of fine stone, Etruscans built their temples of wood, with terracotta roofs and ornaments.
Smarthistory – The Etruscans, an introduction
WEBEtruscan influence on ancient Roman culture was profound. It was from the Etruscans that the Romans inherited many of their own cultural and artistic traditions, from the spectacle of gladiatorial combat, to hydraulic engineering, temple design, and religious ritual, among many other things.
7.1: Early Etruscan Art - Humanities LibreTexts
WEBEtruscan Temples. Etruscan temples derive from Greek models but are distinguished by a high podium, deep porch, prostyle columns, and frontality.
Etruscan Pantheon - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMar 2, 2017 · Important temples dedicated to her include the Portonaccio Temple at Veii and the Pratica di Mare at Lavinium. Like the Greek Athena, she had a martial aspect and carried a spear but was also linked to education, especially of children. She had a major festival held in her honour each March.
Etruscan art - Wikipedia
WEBEtruscan temples were heavily decorated with colourfully painted terracotta antefixes and other fittings, which survive in large numbers where the wooden superstructure has vanished. Etruscan art was strongly connected to religion ; the afterlife was of major importance in Etruscan art.
Etruscan Structures | Etruscan Architecture - History Archive
WEBIn Etruscan temples, more than Roman ones, the portico is deep, often representing, as Vitruvius recommends, half of the area under the roof, with multiple rows of columns. [18]At least in later temples, versions of Greek Aeolic, Ionic and Corinthian capitals are found, as well as the main Tuscan order, a simpler version of the Doric, but the at...