| agent |
unknown (Samnite and Roman builders) |
| culturalContext |
Roman; Samnite |
| date |
ca. 100 BCE-79 CE (inclusive) |
| description |
During the Samnite period (until 80 BCE) construction was dominated by the use of
ashlar blocks of tufa for grandiose gateways and façades; the walls were decorated
with First Style paintings characterized by stuccowork imitating coloured or veined
plaques of marble. The House of the Faun is the most grandiose residence of the period;
it is here that the famous mosaic depicting Alexander’s defeat of Darius III was found
in the tablinum. Its monumental gateway opens on to the Via della Fortuna, and the
house occupies an entire city block. It has two atria: an atrium tuscanicum, where
excavations unearthed the beautiful statue of a faun, after which the house is named,
and a smaller atrium tetrastylum, as well as two broad gardens surrounded by colonnades.
Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com (accessed 5/25/2009) [description source] |
| inscription |
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| location |
Pompeii, Campania, Italy [site] |
| material |
tufa; stucco |
| measurements |
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| relation |
partOf Pompeii [Core 4 Sample Database, refid="17" relids="w_16"] |
| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
First Style; Imperial (Roman) |
| subject |
architectural exteriors; architectural interiors; domestic life; genre; archaeology;
Housing
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| technique |
construction (assembling) |
| textref |
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| title |
House of the Faun [cited, true, en]
Casa del Fauno [cited, false, it] |
| worktype |
buildings; dwellings; houses; complexes; sites (locations); archaeological sites;
excavations (sites)
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| image courtesy Hartill Art Associates |
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