CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Oplontis, Pompeian Styles, Lucretius
22 Jun 2013
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The second, or architectural, style: characteristically featuring illusionistic architectural vistas, an example of the second style is the tripod room in the poppaea"s. Another case is the villa of publius fannius synistor, near. Pompeii: the vistas here give way to a delicate decorative scheme, concentrating on formal ornament, an example of the third style would be the house of marcus lucretius. The fourth, or intricate, style: a more extravagant painterly style, parading the whole range of decorative idioms, an example of the fourth style is the house of vettii in pompeii. Art was frequently propaganda: propagare to spread, to propagate, used to spread important political arguments and ideas, as well as to support the emperors of rome. The monument of aemilius paullus at delphi refers to the defeat of. Macedonians at the battle of pydna in 168 bce. Propagandistic architecture included the ara pacis (altar of peace).
