Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Domus Transitoria Opus Sectile Floors
Image View:
Detail, geometric pattern created in colored marble inlay
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) mosaicist)
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. 60-64 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
floor (surface element)
Work Type 2:
opus sectile (visual work)
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Material:
colored marble inlay
Technique:
opus sectile (technique)
Subjects:
decorative arts; archaeology; Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68; Roman Empire; geometric patterns
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. Rich marble floors were found. 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-DTOS-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Domus Transitoria Opus Sectile Floors