Editing Roman art (section)

{{short description|Art made in Ancient Rome and the territories it ruled}}
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The art of [[Ancient Rome]], and the territories of its [[Roman Republic|Republic]] and later [[Roman Empire|Empire]], includes [[Roman architecture|architecture]], [[painting]], [[Roman sculpture|sculpture]] and [[Roman mosaic|mosaic work]]. Luxury objects in [[metal-work]], [[engraved gem|gem engraving]], [[ivory carving]]s, and [[Roman glass|glass]] are sometimes considered to be minor forms of '''Roman art''',<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Toynbee |first1=J. M. C. |title=Roman Art |journal=The Classical Review |date=1971 |volume=21 |issue=3 |pages=439–442 |jstor=708631 |doi=10.1017/S0009840X00221331 |s2cid=163488573 }}</ref> although they were not considered as such at the time. Sculpture was perhaps considered as the highest form of art by Romans, but figure painting was also highly regarded. A very large body of sculpture has survived from about the 1st century BC onward, though very little from before, but very little painting remains, and probably nothing that a contemporary would have considered to be of the highest quality.{{fact|date=May 2023}}

[[Ancient Roman pottery]] was not a luxury product, but a vast production of "fine wares" in ''[[terra sigillata]]'' were decorated with reliefs that reflected the latest taste, and provided a large group in society with stylish objects at what was evidently an affordable price. [[Roman coins]] were an important means of propaganda{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}, and have survived in enormous numbers.