Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Fresco of a Theater Scene
Image View:
Overall view of fresco fragment
Creator:
unknown Roman
Location:
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy)
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)
Subjects:
genre; human figure; Performing arts; Pompeii (Extinct city); masks; theater; theatre; plays; actors
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. Pompeii is full of frescoes depicting dramatic scenes. In this wall painting, an actor plays the comic slave in front of two women. Contrary to today, most professional actors were considered low in status, a standing that continued well into the late nineteenth century. (Source: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; http://www.mmfa.qc.c a/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-PEX-TS-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Fresco of a Theater Scene