| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York, United States) | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | ca. 11 BCE (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | unknown (Ancient Roman) | en_US |
| dc.date | -9--11 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-06T15:11:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-01-06T15:11:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | -9--11 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 256422 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 3167 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/172374 | |
| dc.description | Detail, fragment with delicate candelabrum and foliate swags against red ground (repository number 20.192.13); Roman wall painting was generally buon fresco, i.e. painting on damp plaster. Only occasionally did painters supplement this with tempera painting on a dry ground (a secco), for example for vignettes. One of the most sumptuous villas along the Bay of Naples was at Boscotrecase, built by Agrippa, friend of Emperor Augustus and husband of his daughter Julia. In 11 BCE the year after Agrippa's death, the villa passed into the hands of his posthumously born infant son, Agrippa Postumus. As the child was only a few months old, Julia would have overseen the completion of the villa. The frescoes, which are among the finest existing examples of Roman wall painting, must have been painted during renovations begun at that time. They are masterpieces of the Third Style of Roman wall painting, which flourished during the reign of Augustus. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art [website]; http://www.metmuseum.org (accessed 5/6/2014) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | pigment on plaster | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | decorative arts | en_US |
| dc.subject | rulers and leaders | en_US |
| dc.subject | Roman Empire | en_US |
| dc.subject | Early Imperial | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pompeian | en_US |
| dc.subject | Augustan | en_US |
| dc.subject | Imperial (Roman) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Third Style | en_US |
| dc.title | Wall paintings from the Imperial Villa at Boscotrecase | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 7A3-MMA-R-WP-A10 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Ancient Roman | en_US |
| vra.technique | fresco painting (technique) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | fresco (painting) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | unknown (Ancient Roman) | en_US |
