... . both equally influenced theater. ROMAN DRAMA several sources, 1st Gdrama- Etruscans, northern italy, absorbed by romans improvised song and dance. Atella- Atellan Farce-broad and coarse comedy. Stock characters, recognizable and predictable. Maccus the Clown Bucco the stupid Pappus the foolish Dossennus hunchbacked slave, Identical twins, 4 comedy masks, (romans). 240 bc, livius Andronicus, latin translations derived primarily from new menander tisque comedy most well attended ... 1 1558-1603 Elizabethan Age period of discovery and prosperity after armada defeat, great age of drama, Th...

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... can still see how Byzantine influence plays a role in this fresco with the rocky setting resembling that of a Byzantine mural. In comparison to Lamentation, a painting for the early 1600s, Preparation for the Crucifixion, is extremely similar regarding influence and composition. The artist of this piece is unknown, but it is speculated that the painter is from north of Alps. In the piece, the subject matter is very similar ... realistically in various complex poses, which can be seen in both relief sculptures. These similarities show that sculpture all over Italy at the time was being m...

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