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Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Domus Transitoria Nymphaeum Frescoes
Image View:
Detail, mythological scenes on the barrel-vaulted ceiling
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) painter)
Location:
repository: Museo Palatino (Palantine Museum) (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location Note:
Palatine Hill, Via di S. Gregorio, 30
GPS:
41.888225 12.486660
Date:
ca. 54-64 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Fourth Style; Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
ceiling
Work Type 2:
fresco (painting)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
pigment on plaster, detached and remounted
Technique:
fresco painting (technique)
Subjects:
decorative arts; mythology (Classical); archaeology; Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68; Roman Empire
Description:
The Domus Transitoria was Roman Emperor Nero's first palace destroyed by the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE, and then replaced by his Domus Aurea (or Golden House). The palace was intended to connect all of the imperial estates. A large and brilliantly decorated set of rooms of the palace was also located in the central part of the Palatine Hill under the Palace of Domitian. This site was excavated in 1721 and considerable damage was done. These painted ceilings with mythological scenes from the nymphaeum are perhaps the earliest examples of fourth style painting, possibly by the painter Fabullus, and were removed to the museum. Closed to the public for 60 years, the Domus Transitoria has been reopened and visitors can see one corner of the nymphaeum which has been rebuilt. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-P-DTNL-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Domus Transitoria Nymphaeum Frescoes