Screen LibraryThe splendor of Roman wall painting
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J. Paul Getty Museum,
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| Publisher Address: | Los Angeles |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Item Description: |
Affreschi romani. Domus. |
| Carrier Form: | 240 p.: ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780892369584 (hardcover) 0892369582 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | J238 |
| CLC: | J238.6(546) |
| Call Number: | J238.6(546)/P218 |
| Contents: |
Abridged ed. of: Domus : wall painting in the Roman house. Includes bibliographical references and index. The Domus Romana: Pictorial Decorations and Cultural Values / Umberto Pappalardo -- The House of the Faun, Pompeii -- The Samnite House, Herculaneum -- The House of Julius Polybius, Pompeii -- The House of the Griffins, Rome, Palatine Hill -- The Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor, Boscoreale (Pompeii) -- The Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii -- The Villa of Poppea, Oplontis -- The House of the Labyrinth Pompeii -- Odyssey Landscapes on the Esquiline Hill, Rome -- The House of Livia on the Palatine Hill, Rome -- Livia's Villa at Prima Porta, Rome -- The Villa Farnesina, Rome -- The Villa Imperi "Thanks to this volume, the reader can visit the Roman houses of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Boscoreale, Oplontis, and Rome that display superb Roman frescoes on their walls ... An essay by Donatella Mazzoleni highlights the connections between Roman architecture and the programs of illusionistic wall paintings employed in these magnificent structures. Umberto Pappalardo examines the Roman domestic ideal and its realization in wall painting and through other elements of interior decoration. The two essays precede a sumptuously illustrated guide to twenty-eight of the most beautiful houses - among "Visitors to the former residences of wealthy citizens of ancient Rome cannot help but be astonished by their grand architecture and enchanting wall paintings, still vibrant with cinnabar reds, golden yellows, and deep greens. The beauty and intricacy of these ancient frescoes are showcased in the sumptuous volume Domus: Wall Painting in the Roman House, published by the J. Paul Getty Museum in 2004 and now available in this abridged and affordable edition ... Following an introduction to the Roman domestic ideal that inspired these wall decorations and a discussion of the evolution in paint |