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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
LocalCollection
Archivision Base to Module 13
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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House of Augustus
Work_PrefTitle
House of Augustus
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Domus Augusti
Work_AltTitle
Domus Augusti
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Image View:
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Public rooms on east side of peristyle; north of the ramp, a large hall; four bases in their original positions supported columns which held up the ceiling
Image_Title
Public rooms on east side of peristyle; north of the ramp, a large hall; four bases in their original positions supported columns which held up the ceiling
Image View
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Creator:
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Augustus, Emperor of Rome (Roman (ancient) patron, 63 BCE-14 CE)
Agent_Display
Augustus, Emperor of Rome (Roman (ancient) patron, 63 BCE-14 CE)
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Location:
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site: Rome, Lazio, Italy
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site: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Location
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Location Note:
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Palatine Hill; Via dei Cerchi, 81
Work_LocationNotes
Palatine Hill; Via dei Cerchi, 81
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.888333 12.486667
GPS
41.888333 12.486667
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 36 BCE-14 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 36 BCE-14 CE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman); Second Style
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Imperial (Roman); Second Style
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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house
Work_Worktype1
house
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Architecture and City Planning
Work_Classification
Architecture and City Planning
Classification
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Material:
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stone; brick; frescoes
Work_MaterialDisplay
stone; brick; frescoes
Material
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Technique:
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construction (assembling); fresco painting (technique)
Work_Technique
construction (assembling); fresco painting (technique)
Technique
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Subjects:
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rulers and leaders; Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
rulers and leaders; Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
Subjects
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Description:
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After being awarded tribunica potestas for life in 23 BCE, Octavian decided to buy the house of Quintus Hortensius on the Palatine and made it his primary place of residence; it lay west of the Temple of Apollo. He expanded it after his victory at Actium. The comparative modesty of the Domus Augusti was in keeping with the return to traditional ideals promoted during the Augustan period. While the house itself is conspicuously modest, the paintings (in situ) are magnificent. The rooms are painted in a style similar to the Second Style seen in Pompeii. Those containing the most spectacular wall paintings are known by their recurring motifs: stanza delle maschere (room of the masks), the stanza dei pini (room of the pines), and the stanza delle prospettive (room of perspective). In antiquity this residence contained two levels, each leading to a garden courtyard. The bottom floor is not accessible today, but it is possible to make out the basin of a fountain and the rooms beyond it that were paved in colored marble. (Source: World Monuments Fund; https://www.wmf.org/ )
Work_Description_Sou rce
After being awarded tribunica potestas for life in 23 BCE, Octavian decided to buy the house of Quintus Hortensius on the Palatine and made it his primary place of residence; it lay west of the Temple of Apollo. He expanded it after his victory at Actium. The comparative modesty of the Domus Augusti was in keeping with the return to traditional ideals promoted during the Augustan period. While the house itself is conspicuously modest, the paintings (in situ) are magnificent. The rooms are painted in a style similar to the Second Style seen in Pompeii. Those containing the most spectacular wall paintings are known by their recurring motifs: stanza delle maschere (room of the masks), the stanza dei pini (room of the pines), and the stanza delle prospettive (room of perspective). In antiquity this residence contained two levels, each leading to a garden courtyard. The bottom floor is not accessible today, but it is possible to make out the basin of a fountain and the rooms beyond it that were paved in colored marble. (Source: World Monuments Fund; https://www.wmf.org/ )
Description
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Image Description:
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This large hall has the charateristics of a Tetrastyle Oecus. The ceiling would have covered the central vault. With the bright frescoes and inlaid marble floor, this was the most important room in the complex.
Image_Description
This large hall has the charateristics of a Tetrastyle Oecus. The ceiling would have covered the central vault. With the bright frescoes and inlaid marble floor, this was the most important room in the complex.
Image Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Twelve
LocalCollection
Archivision Addition Module Twelve
Collection
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Identifier:
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1A3-R-R-HOA-B28
Image_OriginalVendor ID
1A3-R-R-HOA-B28
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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