The Art of Roman Britain Part 1This video (no sound for copyright reasons) looks at the art used and produced in Britain during the Roman period of AD 43-410. It will be of particular interest to students and teachers of Archaeology and Classical Civilization courses, especially those tackling the OCR A-Level A2 paper CC7 Roman Britain: life in the outpost of the Empire. Romano-British art is a unique conflation of Classical and Celtic styles. Some see Celtic art as a style more concerned with symbolism than the realism of Classical Art. Others note the resemblance of Celtic styles to children's art, especially the concentration on key features like the eyes, and see it as infantile. You decide. This first part looks at the background and then examines the art of mosaics and artefacts. Part 2 looks at sculpture and the late treasure hoards code pour embarquer la vidéo : >>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/vmcP1egczw8 <<< |