Roman wall paintings
E715319
Roman wall paintings are ancient frescoes created to decorate the interiors of Roman buildings, often depicting mythological scenes, daily life, and ornamental designs in vivid colors.
Statements (80)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman art
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fresco painting ⓘ mural painting ⓘ |
| appliedOn |
dry plaster
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wet plaster ⓘ |
| depicts |
architectural vistas
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erotic scenes ⓘ landscapes ⓘ mythological scenes ⓘ ornamental designs ⓘ portraits ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ scenes of daily life ⓘ still lifes ⓘ theatrical scenes ⓘ |
| developedInCentury |
1st century BCE
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2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
archaeological excavation
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drawing and watercolor copies ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
British Museum
NERFINISHED
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Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
1st century CE
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2nd century CE ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Boscoreale
NERFINISHED
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Herculaneum NERFINISHED ⓘ House of the Tragic Poet NERFINISHED ⓘ House of the Vettii NERFINISHED ⓘ Ostia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pompeii NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa of Livia at Prima Porta NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa of the Mysteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black
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blue ⓘ green ⓘ purple ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssue |
pigment fading
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plaster detachment ⓘ salt efflorescence ⓘ structural cracking ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
binding medium
ⓘ
lime plaster ⓘ pigments ⓘ water ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
friezes
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garlands ⓘ illusionistic architecture ⓘ medallions ⓘ panel divisions ⓘ trompe-l'oeil effects ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
First Pompeian Style
NERFINISHED
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Fourth Pompeian Style NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Pompeian Style NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Pompeian Style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTechnique |
buon fresco
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fresco ⓘ fresco secco ⓘ |
| influenced |
Neoclassical interior decoration
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Renaissance fresco painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Etruscan wall painting
ⓘ
Hellenistic Greek painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
public buildings
ⓘ
temples ⓘ tombs ⓘ townhouses ⓘ villas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman domestic architecture
ⓘ
Roman visual culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
displaying social status
ⓘ
interior decoration ⓘ narrative storytelling ⓘ religious representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.