Pompeii
Title
Pompeii
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
February 5, 2016
Alternative Title or Name
Palestra
Creator2
McCardell, Chris (photograph)
Work Type
visual works (works)
Date
2006
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Pompeii (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
mosaics (visual works)
athletes
Description
Mosaic of athletes competing with restraints at their feet, from a house converted to a gym (palestra) at Pompeii, Italy. "Mosaic ornamentation was widely used in the decoration of the houses in Pompeii and saw various stages of development. The oldest examples are works executed with simple motifs, using tesserae of rough workmanship and of modest material; those of subsequent epochs, on the other hand, show refinement in their composition, in their taste in colour and in the preciousness of the tesserae used. In the first period the works are characterized by the repetition of simple geometric motifs or they repeat the pictorial patterns of the second, third and fourth phases. Mosaics were often used as flooring,"--Pompeii Ruins website.
Material/Medium
tesserae (mosaic components)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
cvmita005
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