Second Style Roman wall painting
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Second Style Roman wall painting is a Roman mural tradition characterized by illusionistic architectural vistas and three-dimensional spatial effects that make walls appear opened up into elaborate, receding environments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Style Roman wall painting canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman wall painting style
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ancient Roman art style ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
create an illusion of extended space beyond the room
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dissolve the physical wall surface ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Architectural Style
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Pompeian Second Style NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Style ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
architectural fantasy
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depiction of receding environments ⓘ illusion of architectural depth beyond the wall surface ⓘ illusion of opened-up walls ⓘ illusionistic architectural vistas ⓘ illusionistic cityscapes ⓘ illusionistic garden scenes ⓘ illusionistic landscapes ⓘ painted colonnades and columns ⓘ painted entablatures and pediments ⓘ three-dimensional spatial effects ⓘ use of linear perspective ⓘ use of multiple vanishing points ⓘ use of shading and modeling to suggest volume ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
First Style Roman wall painting’s masonry imitation
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Third Style Roman wall painting’s flat ornamental surfaces ⓘ |
| developedIn | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 20 BCE ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | First Style Roman wall painting ⓘ |
| influenced | later Roman illusionistic mural painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek theatrical scenery painting
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Hellenistic painting traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExample |
House of the Griffins on the Palatine Hill
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Villa A at Oplontis NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa of the Mysteries at Pompeii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pompeian wall painting styles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Third Style Roman wall painting ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 90 BCE ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
Boscoreale
NERFINISHED
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Campania NERFINISHED ⓘ Herculaneum NERFINISHED ⓘ Oplontis NERFINISHED ⓘ Pompeii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalMotif |
architectural frameworks framing distant views
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balustrades and stairways in perspective ⓘ imaginary temples and shrines ⓘ mythological scenes set in architectural settings ⓘ painted aediculae ⓘ |
| usedIn |
elite Roman houses
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villas ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.