Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius Flashcards
what was Pompeii?
buried by the ashes of mt Vesuvius
found perfect representations of the people
things were able to be restored
Pompeii’s forum
had a courtyard, columns, temple to Jupiter, Basilica (govt building), and a textile factory
was the center of civic life at Pompeii
the amphitheater of Pompeii
made of concrete, and goes all the way around
not built on a hill
more theatrical
the oldest known and an early example of Roman concrete technology
Brawl in the Pompeii amphitheater
Pompeii was elaborately decorated
typical design for a Roman home
as well as living there they would do business there
had no kitchen, because they would just go out to the places in town and buy food
atrium of house of the Vettii
The house of the Vettius brothers was of the later Hellenized type with a peristyle garden behind the atrium. The impluvium below the open roof collected rainwater for domestic use.
style one
wall painting
intended to make space look like it was made of a wealthier material
style 2
make walls look larger than they really are
mural-like painting
Second Style painters created the illusion of an imaginary three-dimensional world on the walls of Roman houses
style 3
Roman painters decorated walls with delicate linear fantasies sketched on monochromatic backgrounds
style 4
combines styles
most dramatic
Late Fourth Style murals are often multicolored, crowded, and confused compositions with a mixture of architectural views, framed mythological panels, and First and Third Style motifs.
mosaic image
romans liked mosaic style
Neptune and Amphitrite, wall mosaic in the summer triclinium of the House of Neptune and Amphitrite
husband and wife
wife holding writing tool
husband holding a scroll
holding objects that show education even though they were illiterate
Still life with peaches, detail of a Fourth Style wall painting
The Roman interest in illusionism explains the popularity of still-life paintings. This painter paid scrupulous attention to the play of light and shadow on different shapes and textures.
shows the level Roman’s were at in art
