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Etruscan art, (c. 8th–4th century bce) art of the people of Etruria. Etruscan art falls into three categories: funerary, urban, and sacred. Because of Etruscan attitudes toward the afterlife, most of the art that remains is funerary.
4 Σεπ 2017 · The paintings depict lively and colourful scenes from Etruscan mythology and daily life (especially banquets, hunting, and sports), heraldic figures, architectural features, and sometimes even the tomb's occupant themselves.
Centuries after these pieces were created, the Roman writer Pliny recorded that in the late 6th century B.C.E., an Etruscan artist by the name of Vulca was summoned from Veii to Rome to decorate the most important temple there, the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus.
Roman art of the early period shares many characteristics with Etruscan (and Greek) art of the same period. Roman sculptural portraits of the republican period emphasized realistic, individualistic, and sometimes unflattering details in comparison to the idealized art of Greece.
Etruscan art was produced by the Etruscan civilization in central Italy between the 10th and 1st centuries BC. From around 750 BC it was heavily influenced by Greek art , which was imported by the Etruscans, but always retained distinct characteristics.
Numerous Etruscan tomb paintings portray in vivid color many different scenes of life, death, and myth. From very early on, the Etruscans were in contact with the Greek colonies in southern Italy.
18 Μαΐ 2023 · Etruscan art is recognizable by its distinctive style, which combines aspects of Egyptian, Greek, and Near Eastern art with the Etruscan people’s own artistic traditions. Etruscan art is filled with ornamental elements such as complex patterns, stylized animals, and legendary beings.
