This book provides a general survey of Roman wall painting from the second century B.C. through to the fourth century A.D., tracing the origins, chronological development, subjects, techniques, and social context of this art which had considerable influence upon European artists of the Renaissance and Neo-Classical periods. It deals particularly with the paintings from the buried cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and its main purpose is to provide an up-to-date summary of the subject in light of the most recent research. This is the first general history of Roman painting written specifically for English-language readers.
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A general survey of Roman wall painting from the second century B.C. through the fourth century A.D., traces the origins, chronological development, subjects, techniques, and social context of the influential art form.
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A Well-Written Book Resplendent with Color,
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I took a class on Pompeii and I read the entire book for the class. The illustrations are mostly in color, which is helpful and nice-looking. Overall, a concise and accessible survey of Roman painting, most of which was preserved in Pompeii.
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A comprehensive book loaded with well-documented examples. The color plates are fine; however, everything else is black and white and cross-eyed tiny. (I guess I could buy a loop!) I realize Cambridge UP didn't put this out as a coffee-table book, but the examples should be large enough to enjoy the details. In its present format, this is a scholarly text illustrated with a collection of Roman smudges. Very frustrating.
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The fundamental prerequisite for the mural compositions of Roman times was the pictorial achievements of the Greeks. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
great oecus, black triclinium, perspectival architecture, embroidery borders, peinture murale romaine, polychrome ornament, centralised schemes, mythological panels, cithara player, stucco mouldings, main zone, narrow frieze, colour lithograph, coloured fields, opus sectile, mythological landscapes, painted architecture, stucco relief, coloured grounds, mythological pictures, upper zone, central pictures, spatial recession, garden paintings, peintures murales Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second Style, Third Style, Fourth Style, Archaeological Museum, Golden House, House of the Vettii, Villa of the Mysteries, House of Livia, Masonry Style, First Style, House of the Cryptoportico, House of Augustus, Villa Imperiale, House of the Menander, House of the Dioscuri, House of the Orchard, Domus Transitoria, House of the Griffins, National Museum of the Terme, Aula Isiaca, House of Lucretius Fronto, New York, Fannius Synistor, House of Jason, House of the Faun New!
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The fundamental prerequisite for the mural compositions of Roman times was the pictorial achievements of the Greeks. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
great oecus, black triclinium, perspectival architecture, embroidery borders, peinture murale romaine, polychrome ornament, centralised schemes, mythological panels, cithara player, stucco mouldings, main zone, narrow frieze, colour lithograph, coloured fields, opus sectile, mythological landscapes, painted architecture, stucco relief, coloured grounds, mythological pictures, upper zone, central pictures, spatial recession, garden paintings, peintures murales Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second Style, Third Style, Fourth Style, Archaeological Museum, Golden House, House of the Vettii, Villa of the Mysteries, House of Livia, Masonry Style, First Style, House of the Cryptoportico, House of Augustus, Villa Imperiale, House of the Menander, House of the Dioscuri, House of the Orchard, Domus Transitoria, House of the Griffins, National Museum of the Terme, Aula Isiaca, House of Lucretius Fronto, New York, Fannius Synistor, House of Jason, House of the Faun New!
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