ARHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dionysian Mysteries, Prima Porta, Aerial Perspective
28 Feb 2016
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The unswept floor (c. 150 ad) roman imperial: heroclitus was the artist, the only remaining part of the mosaic is the border, triclinium mosaic, varistic and illusionistic detail, each of the items depicted cast shadows. Still-life with eggs and thrushes (c. 50-70 ad: roman imperial fresco, quebiculum (bedroom) mosaic, suggest volumes hit by light. Villa of the mysteries (architecture probably began in 2nd century bc & decoration filled the years until 79 ad: bacchic mysteries (c. 50-60 bc) Silinas and woman are exchanging glances, implying space in the room. Nike has a flail in her right arm and about to reach across the corner of the room & flail the initiate (ritual flagellation) Atmospheric perspective: further away an object is, bluer it gets gives the room an airiness and light: plants & animals depicted are those that actually populate region around rome (underscores roman taste for factual reality)
