Chapter 6: “Etruscan Art”
Chapter 7: “Roman Art.”
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Q：Beginning in the Etruscan period (c. 300 BCE), portraits took on new meanings based on the Etruscans’
interest in votive sculpture. This interest continued into the Roman period. Choose three painted or sculpted
portraits, and discuss each artist’s approach to the image. What did the portrait communicate about its subject?
All Discussion Board posts must adhere to the following guidelines:
Create your post with inserted text and images. Attach a Microsoft Word document only when posting your inprogress and final essays.
Use SCAD Library resources for all references. These include, but are not limited to
SCAD’s Digital Image Database
JSTOR
ARTstor
Survey of Western Art Library Guide.
Properly label and credit all images, and cite primary and secondary sources in Chicago-Turabian style. All
properties of the work of art must be clearly identified, including the title, date and period, material data (size,
materials, and techniques [when known]), and museum or location. SCAD’s Writers’ Studio provides additional
resources for accurate documentation and crediting of all of your sources, both written and visual.
Appropriately apply and integrate course terminology into your posts.