Pittura murale su terreno nero: Supporti con entablatura, dalla villa imperiale a Boscotrecase ultimo decennio del 1st secolo a.C. romana, Pompeiana molte ville private estive erano situate lungo la costa vicino Napoli. Una delle più sontuose deve essere stata la villa costruita da Agrippa, amico dell'imperatore Augusto e marito della figlia Julia. Si affacciava sul Golfo di Napoli da un punto vicino alla moderna cittadina di Boscotrecase. La villa fu parzialmente scavata tra il 1903 e il 1905 dopo la sua scoperta accidentale durante i lavori su una ferrovia. Decorazioni murali ancora sopravvissute in fo
3791 x 3792 px | 32,1 x 32,1 cm | 12,6 x 12,6 inches | 300dpi
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22 gennaio 2022
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Wall painting on black ground: supports with entrablature, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase last decade of the 1st century B.C. Roman, Pompeian Many private summer villas were located along the coast near Naples. One of the most sumptuous must have been the villa built by Agrippa, friend of the emperor Augustus and husband of his daughter, Julia. It stood overlooking the Bay of Naples from a spot near the modern town of Boscotrecase. The villa was partially excavated between 1903 and 1905 after its accidental discovery during work on a railway. Wall decorations that still survived in four bedrooms were removed. The Metropolitan Museum acquired sections from three rooms and the Archaeological Museum at Naples received the rest.Agrippa died in 12 B.C. and his son, Agrippa Postumus became the villa's proprietor in 11 B.C. as inscriptions found there indicate. The frescoes must have been painted during renovations begun at the time. Painted by artists working for the imperial household, they are among the finest existing examples of Roman wall painting.The so-called Black Room was one of a sequence of bedrooms facing south toward the downward slope of the mountain and the sea. The source of light was a wide doorway giving onto a terrace or promenade.This ambiguous and sophisticated decoration is a masterpiece of the so-called third style of Roman wall painting, which flourished during the reign of Augustus. The theme is a playful rendition of architectural motif. A low red dado serves as the base from which a skeleton of thin white columns appears to rise against a black background. There almost weightless columns support pavilions, candelabra, tripods, and a narrow cornice that runs around the room. They were embellished with jewel-like decorations. On the back wall tiny swans, the bird of Apollo, patron god of Augustus, perch improbably on threadlike spirals, and yellow panels with Egyptianizing motifs must have brought to mind the recent annexation of Egypt af
