Carska apoteoza u rimskoj umjetnosti

master's thesis

• Title: Carska apoteoza u rimskoj umjetnosti : od rituala do likovnog djela
• Title (english): Roman Imperial Apotheosis : From Ritual to Work of Art
• Author: Luka Veić
• Mentor: Dino Milinović (mentor)
• Committee member: Maja Zeman (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dino Milinović (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tin Turković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of History of Art); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-10-11, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; History of Art

Abstract

Rad obrađuje temu carske apoteoze u rimskoj umjetnosti, ritual kojime su se rimski carevi uspinjali do statusa božanstva. Kako bi se rasvijetlio ovaj fenomen, u početnom se dijelu ovoga rada određuje ishodište štovanja careva kao bogova, rimski odnos prema religiji i smrti, te obilježja carskih kulteva. Također se donose prijevodi tekstova antičkih autora Diona Kasija i Herodijana u kojima oni opisuju tri carska sprovoda: Augustov, Pertinaksov i sprovod Septimija Severa. Uz detaljan opis dijelova rituala, u nastavku se rada obrađuje transformacija rituala od 2. do 4. stoljeća. U radu se razmatra dinamika odnosa cara i senata te mijene u tom odnosu kroz stoljeća, te se postavlja pitanje veza politike, religije i rituala. Pokušava se odgovoriti na pitanje jesu li Rimljani uistinu vjerovali da je car bog. U drugom se dijelu obrađuju likovna djela na kojima su prikazane teme apoteoze kroz primjere iz velikih javnih spomenika, ali i jedan iz privatne umjetnosti.

Abstract (english)

This thesis addresses the subject of imperial apotheosis in Roman art, a ritual of elevating Roman emperors to a divine status. To shed light on this phenomenon, the first part of this thesis defines the origin of worshipping emperors as divinities, the Roman rapport toward religion and death, and the characteristics of imperial cults. Demonstrated within the thesis are also translations of certain ancient authors such as Dio Cassius and Herodian in which they describe three imperial funerals: Augustus', Pertinax's, and Septimius Severus'. Alongside a detailed description of the parts of the ritual, this thesis also comprises information on the ways the ritual transformed between the 2nd century and the 4th century AD. Moreover, the thesis contemplates the dynamic of the emperor-senate relationship and the changes in that relationship throughout the centuries; it also raises a question of whether or not the Romans truly believed that their emperor was a divinity. The second part of the thesis elaborates on the artworks containing the subject of apotheosis on the examples of grand public monuments, and on one from a private collection.

• Keywords: apoteoza; ritual; Rimsko Carstvo; rimski car; antika
• Keywords (english): apotheosis; ritual; Roman Empire; Roman Emperor; Antiquity
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:642719
• Study programme: Title: Art History; specializations in: Research, Teaching; Course: Research; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra povijesti umjetnosti (magistar/magistra povijesti umjetnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-10-17 09:57:31