COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Digital Research Library
Record
Title:
Fresco of Fighters
Title:
Detail of the wrestlers
View:
Detail of the wrestlers
Creators:
unknown (Roman (ancient) painter)
Date:
ca. 40-79 CE (creation)
Style/Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Location:
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy)
Location Note:
1380 Sherbrooke Street West (exhibition location)
GPS:
+45.4987-73.5801
Culture:
Roman (ancient)
Materials:
pigment on plaster
Work Types:
visual works; paintings (visual works); frescoes (paintings)
Description:
Part of the 2015 "Pompeii" exhibit which featured over 220 archaeological artifacts, most from the Naples National Archaeological Museum. The exhibit was designed to immerse viewers in settings of every day life in Pompeii, complete with state-of-the-art visual effects and soundscapes. Athletes competed naked and initiated battle by grabbing the opponent’s arms. In this fragment, the floor is curiously depicted far below the athletes’ feet. This detail belongs to a larger fresco painting, but unfortunately, the context is unknown. (Source: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; http://www.mmfa.qc.ca/)
Classification:
Paintings
Technique:
fresco painting (technique)
Image Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Vendor ID:
7A3-R-PEX-FOF-A03
MDID Identifier:
90735
Archivision Set:
Archivision Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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