The exterior of the house is fairly plain. The main entrance (pictured top right) opens off the west side of the Vico Dei Vettii just north of its junction with the Vicolo di Mercurio. Save for this entrance and a side door near the south east corner the exterior walls were unbroken except for small, square windows some of which were in low second storey rooms (an artist's reconstruction of what the house may have looked like is pictured right).
Like several other notable houses in Pompeii, the house was a casualty of bombing during the second World War. In late September 1943 allied bombs caused considerable damage to the property, particularly along the north side of the peristyle. The structural damage was repaired but some fourth style
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Entered through a narrow doorway at the east end of its south wall, the decoration is in the fourth style on a white ground with panels divided by red lines ornamented with decorative borders. The decoration (pictured lower right) was painted on a white ground probably to increase the amount of light in the room since the only source of light was the narrow entrance doorway.
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The walls of the peristyle are decorated with architectural motifs on a light ground separating black panels framed in red above a lower black frieze.
The central garden (i) (pictured below) contained statuary, columns, fountains and tables many of which have been restored to their original positions set in a recreation of the original garden based on traces left by plant roots.
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The simple, restful nature of the scheme is in stark contrast with the subject matter of the large mythological pictures placed in the middle of each of the three walls. These scenes are of Hercules strangling the serpents (pictured upper right), Pentheus being torn to Pieces by the Bacchants (in the centre of the picture above) and The torture of Dirce (pictured opposite). The upper zone consists of panels, garlands, and ornamental bands on a yellow ground.
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The seals bore the names of two freedmen brothers, Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva.
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The fauces opens onto the atrium (b) which has a marble lined impluvium in its centre. The atrium had safes on either side sheathed with iron, set on masonry bases. The fourth style decoration of the atrium (pictured left and below) consists of a lower frieze in yellow with red scenic panels featuring children busied with vessels of all kinds, apparently intended for sacrifice. Above this is a black band with various scenes depicting cupids, the most interesting of which represents a sacrifice to Fortuna.
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The large white panels contain mythological scenes including Leander swimming to her Hero and Ariadne being abandoned by Theseus (pictured opposite).
In the south east corner of the atrium is an oecus (d) which is decorated in the fourth style on a white ground with architectural motifs and mythological detail (pictured lower left). The central panels on each wall contain a mythological scene; on the north wall is a painting of Cyparissus, the youth beloved of Apollo, with his wounded deer on the ground near him while on the south wall the scene depicts a wrestling match between Pan and Eros (pictured below). The scenes on the east and west walls have been
The building is four stories high made of brick, tile, and concrete. The east façade also has Classical features such as a frieze, dentils, cornice, raking cornice, entablature and an architrave. The front of the façade was adorned with floral coffers, corbels, as well as post and lintels (Photo 2).
Amendo Maiuri grand vision was to reconstruct the entire site to its original appearance. He excavated right around the walls of Pompeii, uncovering the cemetery as well as significant buildings eg. insulaes along the via dell’ Abbondanza, the amphitheatre and the palaestra. Maiuri used mechanical equipment to clear away debris from earlier excavations and to assist in areas that previously had been considered too hard to excavate. As part of conservation, Maiuri restored the walls and ceilings and erected roofs for protection. However, he was criticized for excavations that were done too quickly with little documentation. Some excavated buildings were unprotected and wall paintings faded without ever being recorded. However, Maiuri’s great enthusiasm for the site and the important buildings he uncovered, attracted many tourists and made Pompeii well known internationally.
Then we view the sculptures of the Boar and Hunting Dogs which were originally in the garden of a home in a city in the Bay of Naples. We also view the large fresco of the Garden Scene (see Fig. 2), which feels like a time warp back in time to Pompeii. The Garden Scene displays the beauty of nature with the various plants and birds present, and the two heads hanging on posts seem to be looking out to the viewer and protecting the garden. After the garden pieces we then are welcomed to the indoors of the Bay of Naples’ homes.
The halo looks to have been carved into the wood and then painted with a little bit of sun gold to heighten its appearance. The lesser portion of the painting has a dark brown color which might have being painted or made from a different type of wood. The base on which the painting stands is painted in dark brown and looks very firm. On the left and right of the arch there are blue colors meant to depict the skies filled with yellow stars. This depiction of the skies is said to be where God the Father resides. In the painting, there are three life like images that are clearly visible. The first one as illustrated in order of importance is God the Father who sits on his thrown that of a chair made from gold. His hair is long down to his shoulders; and he his fully garbed in a mixture of red, white and black being the dominant color. His garments are lined with gold colors and matches his long beard. God the Father hands are partially extended in front of him holding up a wooden cross which displays God the Son.
One of the most apparent symbols in the text are the bizarre colored rooms. The rooms represent the cycle of life, blue is birth, purple childhood, green adolescence, orange adulthood, white is the elderly years, violet is dying, and finally black is death. The rooms are arranged like the sun rise and set with the blue room all the way in the east and the black at the west end. Furthermore, the rooms have similar styles, all one color with the decor and windows matching said color. However, the black room is different with black velvet curtains, and the windows a blood red color. The light from the hall isn’t able to enter the room so a candelabra was placed behind each window so that it “projected its rays through the tinted glass… And produced so wild a look upon the countenances of those who entered” (2) The
The building itself uses an abundance of straight lines that give it a very neat and sleek finish. It is perfectly symmetrical, having a broad staircase with granite steps going right down from the second level to the front of the building. Written on these stairs are the words Invent, Discover, and Remember. Right next to this staircase, placed on each side are some brilliant green plants which wrap around the entire building and make it look very appealing. The building has several tower like sections that have upward sloping roofs that give it a bit of a medieval castle look. Made mostly of red brick and a yellow looking stone, this also gives the building the look of a castle. It also has lots of windows that give a welcoming feeling. There are also six bright lights which hang down from the second and third levels which add to that welcoming
The piece displays a cavernous interior with a series of dark arches that recede towards some flickering flames. These huge bricks and arches make the hall resemble a sort of dungeon or a sort of oven. The palette he used is limited to solely to shades of black, and brown. White paint is used to outline the crevices and edges of the bricks. The windows are dark black, and the ceiling is pitched black. The dimly lit piece seems to be an interior space solely lit by the series of small flames, and these flames are placed at a
Vesuvius erupted on August 24, 79 A.D. and would last for about 25 hours. It wiped out the entire city. The first explosion had about 2,000 survivors as it was the second outbreak of Mt.Vesuvius that immediately killed everyone. The gas then mixed in with the rain to produce a mixture like concrete that would preserve the city. It was would be nearly impossible to help save the people from the explosion. Mostly due to the volcanic rock and sulfuric gas being emitted from the volcano. One man, named Philly the elder, was in the bay across Mt. Vesuvius when it erupted. He sent some ships to investigate but were stopped by flaming rocks from Vesuvius. He would then head to the town of Stabiae only to die the next day from the toxic gases. This shows that the power of Mt. Vesuvius was very hard to escape and if the people survived the explosion, it was very unlikely they would survive the gas. This would ultimately be the end of Pompeii. Hundreds of years later, in the 16th century, Pompeii would be discovered by Domenico Fontana. The excavation of Pompeii occured in 1748 and Karl Weber carried out the systematic studies from 1750-1764. He was very sensitive to the excavation and was knew how to dig out every detail in a room. In 1860, Giuseppe Fiorelli became the excavations director and was able to help create the process of casting out the hollow remains of the people. The remains shows us that the city was surrounded by walls. The public buildings were grouped mostly into three areas, which are the Fourem, the Triangular Fourem, and the Amphitheatre. These areas have many temples and buildings for its economic and political purposes. Many villas and private houses show us that Pompeii had a time of great wealth. Pompeii was a very disastrous event and can be related to the present day disasters. As there have been many natural disasters, one of the most disastrous natural disaster was Hurricane Harvey. This occured in 2017 and was a category 4 hurricane. This
elegance, and color. The structure is an octagonal exterior wall placed under a golden dome. The
<br>At the bottom left side of the painting is a man about to be eaten by a termite who has a game table on his head. This is illustrating that the tables are turned on the man who has committed some terrible crime. In the Inferno this is represented by Lucifer eating the three worst sinners, Judas Iscariot, Brutus, and Cassius, all who betrayed their
There are greeted by King Aeetes and his two daughters. The king and his daughters ride on a beautiful gold and white triumphal chariot. Above the king and his daughters, there is a spiral building with black and white circular pattern on the floor, where Jason slays the dragon and stole the fleece. The right-side scene shows a castle with concrete stairs. This is when Aeetes send his son in pursuit. Later, Aeetes son is seen riding in hustle across the castle-bridge. The artists should the hustle in the painting by showing his hat flying off his head. The left background shows when Jason and Media returns from Iolcus. The two panels are beautifully painted with a variety of colors. Space is essential in the painting in order for the scene to be understandable. Even though, the artists depicted about eight episodes per panel, they were still able to incorporate nature; the sea, trees and animals. In both panel the sky and other islands are clearly visible. The two engaged molding panels are great paintings because there are very detail and
The metopes all represent various instances of the struggle between the forces of order and justice, on the one hand and criminal chaos on the other (Silverman, 2003). There are 4 mythological scenes shown, on the east side of the Parthenon the metopes depict the Gigantomachy which was the mythical battles between the Olympian gods and the Giants. The metopes on
The shapes of the figures are sharply defined and the objects such as the table, book, and string instruments. There are diagonal rhythms throughout the painting in which it creates movement. The light source in the upper left allows the source light to have a more natural appearance throughout the painting. The shadows at the right-hand corner and the men wearing green in the middle contrast the main object with the most sources of lighting. The objects shadows and lighting create dimension and a vivid sense of more contrast. There are areas in the making with more contrast and the sharp contrast that creates movement in the painting. The shadows and the lighting throughout the painting show gradations and the highlights create more depth. Staring from the upper-left hand corner with the first figure of a gentleman wearing a hue of blue and yellow, the left side of his face and garment shows the source light in right above him. The source light above the
This painting is divided into three equal parts by the arches in the background and the characters correspond to each of these arches (TV12). The father is in the middle portion of the painting. The lines of perspective created by the tiled floor, draws our attention to the swords that the father is holding and the vanishing point lies just behind the handles of the sword. Our angle of vision is such that we are looking directly at the main figures groups, particularly the father. A single light source from the left of the picture illuminates the characters and also focuses our attention to the father holding the sword. This creates a ‘theatrical’ effect. The background is simple and stark so our attention is focussed on the figure groups in the painting. The painting has a wide tonal range that makes the composition logical and balanced. The colours used in this
depths of a conservatory where camellias and tree-ferns arched their costly foliage over seats of black and gold Bamboo.