Houses in Pompeii
The figurative nature paintings of Pompeii are almost always copies, usually taken from other copies of famous masterpieces of Greek art. that unfortunately have been lost. Figurative paintings are, in most cases, a marginal chapter, moved into Campania, Hellenistic art, or at least its last consequence. It looks like the projection in a provincial environment filoellenica current in Roman art. Many studies have been made in order to decide whether and which of the paintings of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae and Oplontis can surely be considered as Samnite, and bells. In fact they should be defined as belonging to all three schools, with the proviso that certain types of Campania were known even before they were introduced to Rome: Although, conversely, Roman domination afterwards had to exert a stimulating influence on the artists of Campania.
The technique used for the construction of the wall paintings (fresco) was to apply to the wall two or three layers well made of plaster and limestone, mixed with sand and calcite. Then you painted before the end and let it dry. When all was well dried, added decorations. The colours were mixed with limestone, while, to provide gloss to the surface, also were glue and wax (Encaustic). By these means the paintings bought durability and shine. Among other things, the pigments used in antiquity consisted mainly of coloured earths as the ocre tints from minerals such as copper carbonate and, finally, from shades of plant and animal origin.
It was not so easy to master the technique, and great prudence was needed by the painter, who had to be able to implement his ideas quickly to cover the maximum area in the shortest time.
Traditionally paintings of vesuvian cities were assigned to four different styles, alternated over time although sometimes they overlapped. Today it is thought that this subdivision is entirely inadequate to represent the variety of painting techniques; but it will be kept on this site since the enormous effort to create a replacement system despite numerous attempts to give only results in the future.
"Welcome gain!": this is one of the mottoes found in writings scratched on the walls of the city.
Pompeii was a very active town and during the 2ND and 1st century BC it was gradually industrialized. Every eight days, as in nearby locations, the market was held. In principle is likely going to Pompeii trade has been concentrated in the area around the Hole, but starting from the 2nd century BC the shopping area was extended in the direction of Via dell'abbondanza, transformed into an almost unbroken succession of shops and tavernas.
The main activities of traders in Pompeii consisted in sales of agricultural products. The Vetti, for example, produced many wine quality, as evidenced by the pictorial representations found in their home. City taverns wine was stored in large earthenware jars, kept in cool circular cavities carved into marble sales desk. Many taverns were equipped for serving mulled wine, which was a delicacy for the inhabitants of the ancient city. Some taverns had, in addition to the store on the way back, where customers could sit, eat and enjoy the shows. Most of the products consumed in taverns and shops came from farmhouses around Pompeii and Stabiae, which provided large amounts of oil, wine, fruit, vegetables and cereals. During the 2nd century BC in Campania had spread the cultivation of the olive tree that the area around Pompeii had acquired great importance. The grindstones for olives, manufactured with the lava of Vesuvius, were able to separate the pulp from the seed and were formed of two wheels connected by a wooden cross that revolved on a iron frame pin in a tub.
Even Mills to grind wheat were built in lava stone, had a stone quarry located on top of a second stone. The grain was poured into the cavity of the upper stone turning forced wheat grains to pass between two stones kahmen khamen. Wheeling was done by two horizontal wooden arms, operated by a donkey or by slaves.
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The technique used for the construction of the wall paintings (fresco) was to apply to the wall two or three layers well made of plaster and limestone, mixed with sand and calcite. Then you painted before the end and let it dry. When all was well dried, added decorations. The colours were mixed with limestone, while, to provide gloss to the surface, also were glue and wax (Encaustic). By these means the paintings bought durability and shine. Among other things, the pigments used in antiquity consisted mainly of coloured earths as the ocre tints from minerals such as copper carbonate and, finally, from shades of plant and animal origin.
It was not so easy to master the technique, and great prudence was needed by the painter, who had to be able to implement his ideas quickly to cover the maximum area in the shortest time.
Traditionally paintings of vesuvian cities were assigned to four different styles, alternated over time although sometimes they overlapped. Today it is thought that this subdivision is entirely inadequate to represent the variety of painting techniques; but it will be kept on this site since the enormous effort to create a replacement system despite numerous attempts to give only results in the future.
"Welcome gain!": this is one of the mottoes found in writings scratched on the walls of the city.
Pompeii was a very active town and during the 2ND and 1st century BC it was gradually industrialized. Every eight days, as in nearby locations, the market was held. In principle is likely going to Pompeii trade has been concentrated in the area around the Hole, but starting from the 2nd century BC the shopping area was extended in the direction of Via dell'abbondanza, transformed into an almost unbroken succession of shops and tavernas.
The main activities of traders in Pompeii consisted in sales of agricultural products. The Vetti, for example, produced many wine quality, as evidenced by the pictorial representations found in their home. City taverns wine was stored in large earthenware jars, kept in cool circular cavities carved into marble sales desk. Many taverns were equipped for serving mulled wine, which was a delicacy for the inhabitants of the ancient city. Some taverns had, in addition to the store on the way back, where customers could sit, eat and enjoy the shows. Most of the products consumed in taverns and shops came from farmhouses around Pompeii and Stabiae, which provided large amounts of oil, wine, fruit, vegetables and cereals. During the 2nd century BC in Campania had spread the cultivation of the olive tree that the area around Pompeii had acquired great importance. The grindstones for olives, manufactured with the lava of Vesuvius, were able to separate the pulp from the seed and were formed of two wheels connected by a wooden cross that revolved on a iron frame pin in a tub.
Even Mills to grind wheat were built in lava stone, had a stone quarry located on top of a second stone. The grain was poured into the cavity of the upper stone turning forced wheat grains to pass between two stones kahmen khamen. Wheeling was done by two horizontal wooden arms, operated by a donkey or by slaves.
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