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unknown (Roman and Samnite) |
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Roman; Samnite
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ca. 100 BCE-79 CE (inclusive) |
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During the Samnite period (until 80 BCE) construction was dominated by the use of ashlar blocks of tufa for grandiose gateways and façades, and the use of opus incertum--lava and tufa rubble embedded in mortar to build walls; the walls themselves 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. |
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Pompeii, Campania, Italy |
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tufa; stucco |
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partOf Pompeii [Core 4 Sample Database, refid="17" relids="w_16"] |
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Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) [source, description] Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com (accessed 5/25/2009) |
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First Style; Imperial (Roman) |
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architectural exteriors; architectural interiors; domestic life; genre; archaeology; Housing |
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construction (assembling) |
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House of the Faun [en, cited, preferred]
Casa del Fauno [it, cited, alternate]
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buildings; dwellings; houses; complexes; sites (locations); archaeological sites; excavations (sites) |
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image courtesy Hartill Art Associates
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Hartill, Alec
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The atrium was tuscanicum (of Tuscan type) when the impluvium was supported solely by beams, tetrastylum when it was supported by four columns and corinthium when the number of these columns was greater than four. The statue of the dancing faun for which the house is named can be seen in the impluvium in the foreground. (The statue is a copy, the original is in Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale). |
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18 MB
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[imageOf 17, Core 4 Sample Database (VCat)] |
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© Alec or Marlene Hartill |
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VRA Data Standards Committee, Core 4 Sample Records [href] http://aal.ucsd.edu/vracore4/
example015.html [source of image] Hartill Art Associates, ait0898 |
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statue; faun; pool
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digital imaging |
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Tuscan atrium, opposite triclinium |
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digital image |
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