Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Three Still Lifes
Image View:
Detail, middle panel, a kingfisher (bird) perches on a silver jug surrounded by seafood, including cuttlefish (top), lobster (left) and shells and mussels (right)
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) painter)
Location:
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 8644
Location Note:
1380 Sherbrooke Street West (exhibition location)
GPS:
45.4987-73.5801
Date:
ca. 62-79 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
fresco (painting)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
pigment on plaster
Technique:
fresco painting (technique)
Measurements:
41 cm (height) x 129 cm (width)
Subjects:
animal; genre; still life; Pompeii (Extinct city); food
Description:
Part of the 2015 "Pompeii" exhibit which featured over 220 archaeological artifacts, most from the Naples National Archaeological Museum. The exhibit was designed to immerse viewers in settings of every day life in Pompeii, complete with state-of-the-art visual effects and soundscapes. This work is a long panel with three scenes outlined with colored borders, showing food and food animals in lively compositions.
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-PEX-TSL-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Three Still Lifes