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Etruscan art was produced by the Etruscan civilization in central Italy between the 10th and 1st centuries BC. From around 750 BC it was heavily influenced by Greek art, which was imported by the Etruscans, but always retained distinct characteristics.
Numerous Etruscan tomb paintings portray in vivid color many different scenes of life, death, and myth. From very early on, the Etruscans were in contact with the Greek colonies in southern Italy.
Ideas and art objects from Greece, Phoenicia, and the East reached Etruria via the long-established trade networks of the ancient Mediterranean. Greek artists also settled in Etruria from the 7th century BCE onwards and many works of Etruscan art are signed by artists with Greek names.
Etruscan art, (c. 8th–4th century bce) art of the people of Etruria. Etruscan art falls into three categories: funerary, urban, and sacred. Because of Etruscan attitudes toward the afterlife, most of the art that remains is funerary.
Etruscan art is recognizable by its distinctive style, which combines aspects of Egyptian, Greek, and Near Eastern art with the Etruscan people’s own artistic traditions. Etruscan art is filled with ornamental elements such as complex patterns, stylized animals, and legendary beings.
In this gallery, we showcase 25 pieces of art produced by the Etruscan civilization which flourished in central Italy between the 8th and 3rd century BCE. Etruscan art is celebrated for its vitality, colour and capturing of everyday life.
What can it tell us about Etruscan culture? The Etruscans set the stage for ancient Roman art and culture and for the Italian Renaissance as well.
Etruscan trade flourished, and the civilization expanded to its furthest boundaries. The period and style of art is named for its Greek counterpart. Although there are similarities between Etruscan and Greek Archaic art, significant differences mark specific sculptures as uniquely Etruscan.
The Metropolitan Museum's outstanding collection of ancient Etruscan art includes over one thousand objects dating from about 900 B.C. to about 100 B.C. They have been acquired either in groups or individually since the first group of Etruscan vases was donated in 1875 by Luigi Palma di Cesnola, the Museum's first director from 1879 to 1904.
Encounter the diverse world of ancient Italy in the first millennium BC before the rise of Rome. The wide range of objects in Room 71 illustrates life and beliefs in pre-Roman Italy. Chief among its ancient peoples were the Etruscans who flourished in central Italy between the eighth and first centuries BC.