Unlike Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome, the two cultures with which it is most closely linked, Ancient Etruria left behind almost no surviving architectural structures. What types of materials did the Etruscans use to make their buildings? What are the drawbacks and weaknesses of those materials? What might explain why the Etruscans used the materials they did rather than the more durable ones used by Greeks and Romans? Architecture>Elements of Architecture>Structure>Material http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/4/5/2.html
Etruscan sculptures evidenced both naturalization and stylization. Explore how different types of line in a work of art can create different effects. Then analyze the aesthetic effect of the Etruscans' combination of naturalism and curvilinear and rigid stylization. What did this combination add to the overall composition? Art>Elements of Art>Line>Line Quality>Dynamics http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/1/1/1/2.html
Many Etruscan sculptures were created from terra-cotta, a form of ceramic. Explore the process by which ceramic sculptures are made. Then analyze specific Etruscan terra-cotta sculptures. Compare them to Etruscan bronze sculptures. How does the different method of production affect the appearance and impression of the final product? Art>Art Techniques>Sculpture>Ceramic Sculpture http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/2/2/3.html
