Link to the slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRrwayK1-bDTBCN-F1U3FqRDGya0kcpHr16VXASB24lTif5e0OJc8T-i11tZ6q-wN8WJI7pYJyOJIgr/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Further Reading

• https://www.metmuseum.org/press/exhibitions/2000/ancient-faces-mummy-portraits-from-roman-egypt

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutio_Oratoria

• https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ropo/hd_ropo.htm

• https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ropo2/hd_ropo2.htm

• https://www.ancient.eu/Roman_Sculpture/

• Choose a person to make a portrait of- it can be yourself, a family member, or a famous person

• Write a short biography (paragraph) about them, so I can learn a little bit about them

• This MUST be in your own words, NOT plagiarized from somewhere else

• Write a few sentences about why you chose this person

• Create a “Roman” portrait of that person- you can use whatever medium you want- digital drawing tools, hand drawn, sculpture, your own version of a mummy portrait, etc.

• Explain the choices you made in your portrait- what physical elements did you include/highlight? Why did you clothe them in that way? What materials would this be made from?

• What is the story or message that your portrait is trying to get across?

• Create a “Roman” portrait of that person- you can use whatever medium you want- digital drawing tools, hand drawn, sculpture, your own version of a mummy portrait, etc.

• Explain the choices you made in your portrait- what physical elements did you include/highlight? Why did you clothe them in that way? What materials would this be made from?

• What is the story or message that your portrait is trying to get across?

Things to think about

• Clothing- what is your portrait wearing and why?

• Pose- what is your portrait doing?

• Attributes- are they holding something? In a specific location?

• What materials did you choose? Why? If you had unlimited resources, what materials would you use?

• What story are your telling in your portrait and what elements support that story?