Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 6
- Lesson 2
- Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions
This week you will read about architecture. The lesson includes information on Roman architecture, which was greatly influenced by the Greeks and Etruscans.
Locate at least two architectural works that were influenced by Greco-Roman architecture. These can be from any time period after the Greco-Roman period but should be from different periods themselves (e.g., one from Renaissance and one from Baroque). Then address the following:
- What is the function of each structure?
- How does each work exhibit influence of the Greco-Roman period? Is the influence specifically Greek, Etruscan, or Roman – or a combination?
- How would you compare the two selected works? Take the role of the evaluative critic.
Use examples from the text, the lesson, and the library to help support your answer. Please remember to provide images and citations to help illustrate your points.
Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.
Writing Requirements
- Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
- Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source)
- APA format for in-text citations and list of references
Answer:
The Chartres Cathedral is my 1st choice for this assignment. It is a Romanesque structure. It is considered one cathedral within another over the centuries because of the many fire destructions and restorations. In the mid-eleven century, the town Chartres was showing economic strength in political relations. The bourgeoisie organized themselves to show their gratitude to God and His saints by making their gifts visible in the town to show their autonomous from the French king who was taking advantage of the peasants and their crops. Jean Favier describes the cathedral as “The incarnation and the Redemption lie at the heart of all Christians”. “It is there, above all, that the mystery of the relationship between God and the world is to be found”. Its function is an important place of pilgrimage, to attract numbers of faithful from all over the world. The cathedral has images of peasants and the work they do, iconographies of great philosophers. Watching the sun through the windows is like a miracle on…Please click the icon below to purchase the full answer at only $5.