HSAR 252: Roman Architecture
Lecture 08 - Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls. Professor Kleiner discusses special subjects in Roman wall painting that do not fall within the four architectural styles but were nonetheless inserted into their wall schemes: mythological painting, landscape, genre, still life, history painting, and painted portraiture. The lecture begins with an in-depth examination of the unique Dionysiac Mysteries painting in Pompeii in which young brides prepare for and enter into a mystical marriage with the god Dionysus and simultaneous initiation into his cult. Professor Kleiner then presents a painted frieze from Rome that depicts the wanderings of Odysseus against a continuous landscape framed by Second Style columns. She subsequently analyzes Roman still life, remarkable in its similarity to modern still life painting; a scene of daily life in Pompeii; and a painting depicting a specific historical event - a riot in the Pompeii Amphitheater that caused the arena to be shut down for ten years. The lecture ends with a discussion of painted portraiture on Pompeian walls, including likenesses of two different women holding a similar stylus and wax tablet. (from oyc.yale.edu)
Lecture 08 - Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls |
Time | Lecture Chapters |
[00:00:00] | 1. Initiation in the Villa of the Mysteries |
[00:08:45] | 2. A Mystical Marriage |
[00:25:44] | 3. The God of Wine and His Brides |
[00:36:04] | 4. Conclusion to the Initiation Rites |
[00:43:05] | 5. The Wanderings of Odysseus |
[00:56:44] | 6. Genre, Historical, and Portrait Painting |
References |
Lecture 8 - Exploring Special Subjects on Pompeian Walls Instructor: Professor Diana E. E. Kleiner. Resources: Lecture 8 - List of Monuments and Credits [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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