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Roman Housing
When one thinks of Roman housing, images of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum typically come to mind. Exquisitely preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., these architectural remains provide us with stunning insight into the domestic patterns of Romans in Italy in the first century A.D. However, the archaeological remains of the Roman empire are rich with domestic spaces, stretching from the western edge of Spain to the far eastern extremes of the empire. The term "Roman housing" can encompass many kinds of living spaces. Poorly built and maintained tower blocks in cities known as insulae housed the lower echelons of society in hazardous and overcrowded conditions. In the countryside, the poor lived in small villages or farms, in stone-built structures. The exploitation by the elite of hired and slave labor in agricultural endeavors and animal husbandry provides a more unusual category of Roman housing—rooms within industrial complexes such as olive oil factories, where a workforce lived during the production season. At the other extreme of the social scale, the elite had their impressive townhouses, and usually in addition their large villas or rural retreats with expansive floor plans, numerous entertainment spaces, and rich marble decoration, reflecting the importance for the elite of the domestic space for the creation of their public persona.
Roman Housing | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art more usual decoration on the ceilings came in the form of molded stucco and painted panels. stucco panels displayed architectural motifs or molded relief scenes and clad ceilings, especially vaulted ones. the stucco panels in the museum reflect common thematic concerns of the elite—mythological scenes, exotic animals, and divinities ( 92.11.8; 92.11.10 ). such stucco panels could also be used as a decorative element along the tops of walls, similar to the terracotta group in the museum's collection ( 26.60.31–.33 ).
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/hous/hd_hous.htm [2226 words]
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National Gallery of Art, Shield Strap with Mythological Scenes (Getty Museum) shield strap with mythological scenes signed by aristodamos of argos greek, argos, about 575 b.c. bronze 6 3/8 x 3 1/8 in. 84.ac.11 vivid scenes drawn from greek mythology decorate the small surviving portion of this thin bronze strip.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=12824 [238 words]
Designed by Laurent de La Hyre; Probably woven in the workshop of Hippolyte de Comans: Diana and Her Nymphs: From a set diana and her nymphs: from a set of mythological scenes , 1644 designed by laurent de la hyre (1606–1656); probably woven in the workshop of hippolyte de comans (active 1651–65) in the faubourg saint-marcel, paris, before 1662 french (
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/20.44.3 [224 words]
Vessel, Mythological Scene ¦ Highlights ¦ Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art vessel, mythological scene date 7th–8th century culture maya geography guatemala, mesoamerica medium ceramic dimensions h. 5 1/2 x diam. 4 1/2 in. (14 x 11.4 cm) classification ceramics-container credit line the michael c.
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The Five Wares of South Italian Vase Painting | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Mu multifigured mythological tableaux, a number of which are rarely, if ever, seen on the vases of the greek mainland and are otherwise only known through literary evidence ( 56.171.63; 11.210.3a,b; 69.11.7 ). mythological scenes on apulian vases are depictions of epic and tragic subjects and were likely inspired by dramatic performances ( 16.140 ). sometimes these vases provide illustrations of tragedies whose surviving texts, other than the title, are either highly fragmentary or entirely lost.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/five/hd_five.htm [3886 words]
Relief of King Oinomaos and his charioteer Myrtilos; Relief of a mythological couple in a chariot; Relief of a youth and relief of king oinomaos and his charioteer myrtilos , augustan or julio-claudian, 27 b.c.–68 a.d. roman terracotta h. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm) fletcher fund, 1926 (26.60.31) relief of a mythological couple in a chariot , augustan or julio-claudian, 27 b.c.–68 a.d. roman terracotta h. 15 in. (38.1 cm) fletcher fund, 1926 (26.60.32) relief of a youth and girl , augustan or julio-
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.60.31-.33 [177 words]
European Tapestry Production and Patronage, 1600–1800 | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropo early 1630s designed by francis cleyn (1582–1658); woven at the mortlake manufactory, 1650–70 english wool and silk 152 x 231.9 in. (386 x 589 cm) gift of christian a. zabriskie, 1936 (36.149.1) ... diana and her nymphs: from a set of mythological scenes, 1644 designed by laurent de la hyre (1606–1656); probably woven in the workshop of hippolyte de comans (active 1651–65) in the faubourg saint-marcel, paris, before 1662 french (
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tapb/hd_tapb.htm [3195 words]