University of Chicago
University of Chicago: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae
Printed images of the major architectural monuments and sculptures of ancient Rome spread knowledge of classical antiquity throughout Europe. The "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" (the "Mirror of Roman Magnificence") represents a...
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Ancient Rome
Learn about the art of ancient Rome in this historical overview and image gallery of Roman art with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Reflecting Antiquity
"Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Rome" is an on-line exhibit corresponding to an exhibit on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, dealing with the beautifully intricate utilitarian glasswork of the ancient Romans.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: The Herculaneum Women and the Origins of Archaeology
Website for the 2007 exhibit The Herculaneum Women and the Origins of Archaeology at the Getty Museum. Describes how the discovery of three marble statues in Italy in the 1700s led to centuries of archaeological exploration in the area....
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Roman Art: A Resource for Educators
This educational resource from the Metropolitan Museum of Art describes numerous pieces of Roman art with images and lesson plans included.
Other
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
The Hermitage is home to vast collections of art and artifacts dating from paleolithic times and continuing forward into the present day. With a variety of search capabilities, zoom and panoramic features, analytical discussions, and...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History;relief With a Dancing Maenad
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Relief with a dancing maenad" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Arretinecup Signed,tigranes
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman cup titled "Arretine cup signed by Tigranes" with a description and images of the piece.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Roman Art
Artlex.com surveys Roman art and artists with text and illustrated examples. Features include links to related terms, concepts, art examples, and the like.
Other
Ancient Art Podcast
Video podcast series about the art and culture of the ancient Mediterranean world hosted by Lucas Livingston, a director of education at the Art Institute of Chicago. Choose from a large menu of select topics on the art of ancient Egypt,...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Diadoumenos
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Statue of Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Eirene (Peace)
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Eirene (personification of peace)" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Wounded Amazon
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of a wounded Amazon" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art;statue of Herakles Seated on a Rock
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Herakles seated on a rock" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Togatus
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century B.C. Roman sculpture "Statue of a togatus" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Torso of a Centaur
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Torso of a centaur" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art History: Fragments, Great Eleusinian Relief
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief" with a description and enlargeable images of the piece.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Roman Copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos (In Spanish)
Examine a Roman copy of a famous Greek original and view three accompanying video clips that provide useful background information about the statue's particulars. One explains who Aphrodite was; the second tells why this particular...
Other
The Romans: Art, Architecture, & Building
The main Roman innovations in sculpture were in portraiture and in the recording of actual events in low relief.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: Ancient Rome
This is a collection of 13 Grade-Leveled texts (6-11) on the topic Ancient Rome. Ancient Rome was one of the most influential republics and empires in recorded history. Learn more about how the republic and empire emerged and about the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Damnatio Memoriae Roman Sanctions Against Memory
Damnatio memoriae is a term we use to describe a Roman phenomenon in which the government condemned the memory of a person who was seen as a tyrant, traitor, or another sort of enemy to the state. The images of such condemned figures...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Augustus of Primaporta
The Augustus of Primaporta is one of the ways that the ancients used art for propagandistic purposes. View pictures of the statue and read about the symbolism it contains in this article.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Head of a Roman Patrician
Verism can be defined as a sort of hyperrealism in sculpture where the naturally occurring features of the subject are exaggerated, often to the point of absurdity. Roman portraiture used this artistic preference to show leaders as...
Ducksters
Ducksters: History: Ancient Roman Art for Kids
Kids learn about Ancient Roman art on this site. Study the classic sculptures and busts of this great civilization.