Roman Painting

by Roger Ling

• ISBN13: 9780521315951
• ISBN10: 0521315956
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-03-29
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book provides a general survey of Roman wall painting from the second century B.C. through to the fourth century A.D., tracing the origins, chronological development, subjects, techniques, and social context of this art which had considerable influence upon European artists of the Renaissance and Neo-Classical periods. It deals particularly with the paintings from the buried cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and its main purpose is to provide an up-to-date summary of the subject in light of the most recent research. This is the first general history of Roman painting written specifically for English-language readers.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Glossary	xi
Map 1 Sites mentioned in the book	xiv
Map 2 Sites in central Italy	xvi
Introduction	1	(4)
The antecedents	5	(7)
The First Style	12	(11)
The Second Style	23	(29)
First phase	23	(8)
Second phase	31	(11)
Ceiling-decorations	42	(5)
Context	47	(5)
The Third Style	52	(19)
First phase	52	(5)
Second Phase	57	(5)
Ceiling-decorations	62	(4)
Context	66	(5)
The Fourth Style	71	(30)
Transitional and early decorations	72	(3)
Mature period	75	(10)
Ceiling-decorations	85	(9)
Context	94	(5)
Conclusion	99	(2)
Mythological and historical paintings	101	(41)
Friezes	101	(11)
Panel-pictures	112	(16)
The relation of panel-pictures to old masters	128	(7)
Themes and their organisation	135	(7)
Other paintings	142	(26)
Landscapes	142	(7)
Gardens	149	(4)
Still life	153	(3)
Portraits	156	(3)
Genre scenes	159	(6)
Burlesque	165	(3)
The Pompeian Styles in the provinces	168	(7)
Painting after Pompeii	175	(23)
The Middle Empire	175	(11)
The Late Empire	186	(12)
Technique	198	(14)
Plastering	198	(2)
Painting	200	(12)
Painters and patrons	212	(9)
Epilogue	221	(2)
Abbreviations	223	(2)
Bibliography	225	(12)
Sources of illustrations	237	(4)
Index	241