Athenian Vase Painting: Black- and Red-Figure Techniques. Art and Archaeology Artifact Browser. Augustus of Prima Porta. Art History: Ancient Rome. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Home. Ara Pacis Augustae. Facade Back, Front, East, West?
This facade of the surrounding precinct wall is usually decribed as the "back" because it has been seen as such by the public since the Ara Pacis was first installed in its 1937-38 pavillion. But to call this facade the "back" distorts the character of the surrounding precinct wall. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.