mckenna Form- This column was made of marble. Function- It was the burial spot of Trajan, whose ashes were placed in a room near the base. Content-the column is covered in low reliefs, in order to not overshadow the column itself. Context- This column stood in Trajan's forum. Artistic intent - Was meant to impress the viewer with Trajan's many accomplishments. Interpretation- Their is a current scholarly debate over which way the column is supposed to be viewed.
Nandini Form:The inside of the column was made of concrete Function: Was a civic space Content: originally held an equestrian monument dedicated to Trajan in the center Context: Architect was Apollodorus of Damascus Tradition/change: the place where Trajan built was already covered with fora from previous emperors Interpretation: The column is 125 feet tall which marks the amount of hill removed
form- brick and concrete inside function- the registers tell a story content- the stature at the top was replaced, so it is no longer of trajan context-in the same area as the forum and markets tradition/change- built on the ruins of previous forums
mckenna
ReplyDeleteForm- This column was made of marble.
Function- It was the burial spot of Trajan, whose ashes were placed in a room near the base.
Content-the column is covered in low reliefs, in order to not overshadow the column itself.
Context- This column stood in Trajan's forum.
Artistic intent - Was meant to impress the viewer with Trajan's many accomplishments.
Interpretation- Their is a current scholarly debate over which way the column is supposed to be viewed.
Nandini
ReplyDeleteForm:The inside of the column was made of concrete
Function: Was a civic space
Content: originally held an equestrian monument dedicated to Trajan in the center
Context: Architect was Apollodorus of Damascus
Tradition/change: the place where Trajan built was already covered with fora from previous emperors
Interpretation: The column is 125 feet tall which marks the amount of hill removed
form- brick and concrete inside
ReplyDeletefunction- the registers tell a story
content- the stature at the top was replaced, so it is no longer of trajan
context-in the same area as the forum and markets
tradition/change- built on the ruins of previous forums