CLST 305 Lecture 23: CLST 305 Week 12-1.pdf
23 May 2015
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Herculaneum samnite house, 1st style wall decoration (late 2nd c. bc: style of those from last class 1st style. Rome, house of the griffins, 100 bce, 2nd style painting: columns painted in that aren"t actually there primitive perspective. Boscoreale, second style wall painting, c. 50 bce: windows painted in giving landscapes that are sometimes urban sometimes agricultural. Boscoreale, 2nd century wall painting c. 100: sometimes shephards or animals are painted in. Villa of oplontis, 50 bce: sometimes theatres are painted in because these landscapes belong to the tradition of painting scenes for the actors to suggest spaces that aren"t actually there. Curtius rufus, history of alexander: sometimes people in history thought of themselves as great actors with a special part to play. As old as alexander, perhaps even older. Picked up by hellenistic kings and then became popular with the elite of the mediterranean world. In specific spaces there are imitations of other spaces gardens especially.
