Exploring past visual experiences

A comparative analysis of three approaches to things and light in Roman interiors

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12372796
AutoresMatthias Grawehr (0000-0002-4655-8873, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen37
Número2
Páginas620-643
Fecha de publicación2024-11-22
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Roman Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1047-7594 • E-ISSN: 2331-5709
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1047759424000229
OpenAlexW4404615102
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas17

Research in Roman interior design and wall painting has undergone two major shifts in the past century. The first, in the 1980s, steered away from the tradition of purely art historical studies that had elucidated the basic principles of artistic developments, iconographies, and pictorial programs. Instead, researchers focused on the Roman house as a social space, with private and public zones inhabited by individuals of different social standing. The second shift, occurring in the new millennium, saw researchers returning to the decoration of the house; however, they were now more intrigued by the cognition and reception of the paintings and how they were conceived to create atmospheres, mnemonic paths, and impressions on their viewers. Simultaneously, important insights into the often-multifunctional use of space were provided by finds analysis

Art · Visual arts · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Architectural Studies · History