Etruscan Art

We know the Etruscans settled in the area of Italy still known as Tuscany today, but we do not know where they originated. It is still a great mystery to scholars, and in the past they even disagreed on their origins: Herodotus claimed that they cam from Lydia in Asia Minor, but Dionysius of Halicarnassus claimed that they were native Italians. The Etruscans were skilled seafarers and traded widely.

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Etruscan Art, Villanovan Tuscan Culture: Origins, History, Development: Fresco Tomb Murals, Sculpture Jewellery, Architecture.

This lesson provides a brief look at the exquisite art of the Ancient Egyptians. Egyptian art contains images of people and deities that represent...

(c. 8th?4th century bc) Art of the people of Etruria. The art of the Etruscan s falls into three categories: funerary, urban, and sacred.

In this lesson you will explore the art of the Etruscans, a great Italian civilization who predated the ancient Romans.

Etruscans, like Egyptians, painted their burial chambers with scenes reminiscent of fond activities during life, and scenes hopeful of a pleasant afterlife. The Tomb paintings also suggest; that sometime after Latin conquest of the Etruscans, relations between the two peoples became normalized.

The Etruscans were an ancient Italic culture linguistically identifiable by about 700 B.C.

This page is dedicated to Etruscan art: Bronzes, Tomb Paintings, Ceramics, Gold work, Etruscan mirrors.

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