Roman Frescoes & Mosaics

[Ebusitanus]

I´m salvaging some of the interesting stuff at The Phora

This will be an ongoing thread about Romans despicting themselves (or others) to give us a look on how they saw themselves. Any contribution is welcome.









House of M. Gavinus Rufus, Pompeii: Theseus stands victorious, staff in left arm, flanked by children, after having defeated the Minotaur.




Roman wall-painting from Pompeii: a tavern scene











Tunisian Mosaics







Dionysus




Condemned to death





Bikini?

[Ebusitanus]

[Ebusitanus]

Roman artisan, House of the Vetii


Not a fresco or mosaic, but glasswork from Ancient Rome


Tavern fresco from the Via di Mercurio


Roman banquet


Ancient Roman bread market[/quote]

[Ebusitanus]

Street musicians from Cicero's villa by Dioscuris of Samos


Detail of a Petronell wall painting, Iphigenia. 1st c. A.D.


Detail of a fresco showing Andromeda. 1st c. A.D. House of the Priest Amandus, Pompei.


Fresco of Septemius Severus (193-211) and his family


Christ as the "Good Shepard"


500 BC Etruscan fresco "Fight of the Athletes"


Ardesia, Cortona, Etruscan Fresco


A better shot of a previous shown fresco. Danae & Son rescued by fishermen.


A bigger shot of a previous fresco. Ifigenia in Tauris


The three graces, Pompey

[Ebusitanus]

A fresco of the Breadmaker Paquius Proculus, Pompey
He seems to have sported a sort of beard


Pompey


A fresco set from the renkown Pompey Villa of the misteries.

[Ebusitanus]

Bacchus


Sabine warriors, about 400 BC. I would be thankful if someone can locate a better shot of this very nice early piece.


Lady Playing a Cithara, Roman wall painting, 50 BCE


"Two women" third century BC


Theseus


Chiron And Achilles, Basilica, Herculaneum


Venus And Mars House of the Citharist, Pompeii


Jason Recognized By Pelias

[Ebusitanus]

Iphigenea In Tauris, Pompeii


Hercules, Nessus, And Deianira, House of the Centaur, Pompeii


Detail of the above fresco


Venus And Mars, Pompeii
"The lack of skill of this artist renders an unintentionally comic effect ("Mars cops a feel"). Similar, but much more skillful, paintings are common in Roman art - Mars touching the breast of Venus was a popular theme."


Hercules And Deianira. Some think this is rather a tender portray of one man with his wife.


Venus And Mars


Banquet Scene


Hercules Strangles The Snakes


Admetus and Alcestis


Io Received by Isis At Canopus


Theophany Of Dionysius

[Ebusitanus]

Putto Riding A Crab, House of the Vettii, Pompeii


In the center, the family Genius, in the form of a youth, offers a libation between two dancing Lares.


Priapus, the god of fertility, is weighing his phallus against a sack of money


The Market, Pompeii


An apotheosis, in which a divine being, called a psychopomp, (winged, with wand) conducts the spirit of the deceased to the Elysian fields

[Ebusitanus]

More Roman fun


There seems to be a recuring theme of heavily sun tanned males and pale women. It seems a masculinity thing as you can see Warrior Gods in the same light.


A better shot of a previous posted one

[Ebusitanus]

I found some nice pictures of very ancient Italian wall paintings of Paestum, around 400 BC.

[Gil]

Great stuff you got here mate. I was really captured by the painting of Iphigenia, so I did a bit of amateur reconstruction:

Original Image:



My reconstruction:



Just so you guys notice the diffference:



Yes, I know I have no life....

[Awar]

Great Stuff!
( especially the Bikinius )

[Gil]

Coming from the great Awar, I bow in gratitude for the compliment

[Constantinus]

When I was little (6 years old or so), we were on vacation in Northern Spain (on the medditerranean coast). We were in a tiny village, not that far from a Roman archeaological site, which was quite large and was open to the tourists to see. I remember it had some nice mosaics. I realize there may be dozens of digs in Northern Spain like this, but does anyone know what that place might be called? We had a book about it but that seems to have been misplaced, my mom said. I ask cause I remember liking the place and I have been hitting myself up the head for a while now trying to remember the name.

[Ebusitanus]

That must have been the ancient Greco-Roman Emporion (Ampurias o Empuries in Spanish/Català)

[Dr. Solar Wolff]

This is really great work!!

[Constantinus]

Originally Posted by Ebusitanus

That must have been the ancient Greco-Roman Emporion (Ampurias o Empuries in Spanish/Català)

Thanks, that could very well be. I'll look into that.

[Prussian]

...indeed after coming across this thread I have come to the same conclusion as others on this & concluded this is an excellent effort. Not to mention a job well done, this one gets the sticky treatment & add to that a five star rating.