The splendor of Roman wall painting

by: Pappalardo, U.

The splendor of Roman wall painting
 

Authors: Umberto Pappalardo, Donatella Mazzoleni

Summary:"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 painting styles, the author conducts a tour of twenty-eight houses in Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, and the city of Rome. Here are painted scenes - rich with fabulous details of illusionistic architecture, Irish gardens, exotic animals, and erotic adventures - impressive in their display of technical mastery and enduring in their visual impact"

240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Contents:
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 Imperiale, Pompeii
The Villa of Agrippa Postumus, Boscotrecase
The House of the Golden Bracelet, Pompeii
The House of Marcus Lucretius Fronto, Pompeii
The House of the Orchard, Pompeii
The House of the Marine Venus, Pompeii
The Domus Aurea, Rome
Murecine, Pompeii
The House of the Vettii, Pompeii
The House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii
The Palaestra, Herculaneum
The House of the Skeleton, Herculaneum
The Collegium of the Augustales, Herculaneum
The House of the Grand Portal, Herculaneum
The House of the Ceii, Pompeii
The House of Marcus Fabius Rufus, Pompeii, The Western Insula
On the Reconstruction of the Spatial Representations in Certain Roman Wall Paintings / Ludovica Bucci de Santis

Abridged ed. of: Domus : wall painting in the Roman house

First published in Italian in 2009

Die antiken Schriftquellen zur Geschichte der bildenden Kunste bei den Griechen

by: Overbeck, J.

• Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1868

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The splendor of Roman wall painting

by: Pappalardo, U.

• ISBN-13: 9780892369584 / 978-0-89236-958-4
• ISBN-03: 0892369582 / 0-89236-958-2
• The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2009