Roman+Artists

=1. Questions (I wonder...?)toc=
 * I wonder what the Roman Artists would generally paint or sculpt?
 * I wonder if the Roman Artists made their own paint out of natural substinces or just bought some?
 * I wonder if there were specific Roman Artists to paint specific scenes (example- a Roman Scenery Artist would paint scenery and a Roman Portrait Artist would paint portraits)?

= = =2. Inferences (I think that...because....)=
 * I think that the Roman Artists would probably generally paint scenes of Rome and famous Kings or Queens, because I've seen many old paintings of famous Queens and scenes from Rome and other European towns.
 * I think that the artists would just buy their own paint because they probably didn't have a lot of the substinces to make paint.
 * I think that there probably weren't specific artists to paint specific things because the artist probably had to train very well in all types of painting and sculpting to become an artist.

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= = =4. Summary= Roman Art has been a fascination to people throught the ages. Their style takes after the Greeks, but is just a little bit different. Roman art also started around 500 B.C. The Roman Artists would paint and sculpt. Though, archeologists have mostly found paintings. The Romans would paint on their house walls, building walls, hang paintings almost everywhere in their house and more. Also, there were a lot of sculptures, just not as many as the paintings. The Roman Artist usually liked to paint portraits. They believed that if you made a good, realalistic portrait or sculpture of a relative, or themselves, when they died, their **__ghost__** would stay happy. In their sculptures they often put much emphasis on the eyes, and payed less attention to the rest of the body. They said that the eyes were the "// **gateway to the soul** //". They usually made the eyes looking up towards heaven, or to the gods. In 200 A.D. ** art ** got a lot more bloody than before. The Column of Marcus Aurelius showed beheaded people and gutted men. After 100 years, it became less gorey. In 300 A.D. it went back to the way it was before. People painted more scenes and sculptures like before. So, I have found that the Roman Artists would generally paint and sculpt famous people, like Kings and Queens, and scenes, like a garden or town. I have also found that the artist would probably just buy their own paint and Roman Artists usually did not paint specific things. Again, Roman Art has been a f a s c i n a t i o n to people everywhere, and I hope I shared a little of it with you.

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1.Boscotrecase, Pompeii 2.Bust of Antinous, made in 130 A.D.