Arctic and Admetus, ancient Roman murals.
Admetus is the king of Philae in Greek mythology and one of Argo's heroes. He once took part in Kaludon hunting. In pursuit of Artemis, the most beautiful daughter of King pelias of olko, she accepted her father's request to drive a chariot pulled by a lion and a wild boar. Apollo was punished as a slave of Admetus for killing Cyclops, and they became friends. Anticipating Admetus's imminent death, Apollo persuaded the goddess of fate to prolong his life, but only if someone was willing to die for him. His wife Arctius died voluntarily for her husband. Later Hercules brought his wife back to life. The story of Arctius' death and resurrection is the theme of many reliefs and vases in later generations.
St Peter's Cathedral is located in Trier, Germany. It is the oldest cathedral in Germany. In Roman Catholic times, it was the church of Notre Dame in Trier parish. Archaeological research has confirmed that there is a site under the cathedral, which preserves a 70-square-meter roof mural. I saw the reassembled mural in the Bishop's Church Museum, which is an example of the late Roman mural.
Ancient Rome usually refers to the civilization that rose in the middle of the Italian peninsula from the beginning of the 9th century. Most of the ancient Roman art was inherited from Greece and Rasquin. The Romans worshipped Greek art, so they quoted a lot of Greek art forms, which led to the lack of originality. The Romans and Greeks attached great importance to ideals and liked to use abstract and generalized ideas in artistic creation. Romans were more realistic and practical, and preferred concrete and tangible objects. Although ancient Rome attached great importance to the development of Greek art, it also retained its own artistic characteristics, with architecture and sculpture as the most representative. Magnificent public buildings, such as the Pantheon, the Colosseum and the Arc de Triomphe in Constantine, show the spirit of the empire. Sculpture emphasizes truth and nature, showing the pragmatic character of the Romans.
Greek bottle painting pays attention to line modeling, while Roman painting tends to depict light and shade and color, which has a three-dimensional illusion effect.
Four styles of ancient Roman murals;
1, (BC 120 years-the first 80 years) imitated expensive marble and other building materials on gypsum walls.
2. (80- 14 BC) Use perspective to enhance the stereoscopic effect of the picture and obtain illusion effect. The lower part of the painting is usually decorated with stripes or marble, and the pictures are separated by stone pillars.
(BC 10- BC 1) abandons perspective, pursues gorgeous and elegant effect, and likes to decorate the border with jewelry garlands, which is called "affectation".
4. (AD 50-79) combines the first three styles, also known as "magic fantasy style". The center of the wall is mostly a copy of the original Greek work, with marble at the bottom and the third style at the top.
The paintings in Roman period were mainly mosaics and murals, which recorded specific historical events and were used to decorate public places and houses. In 79 AD, due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, a large number of precious murals were buried. According to these murals, Roman murals are divided into four styles.
The paintings in Roman period were mainly mosaics and murals, which recorded specific historical events and were used to decorate public places and houses. In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted, and the volcanic ash buried Pompeii and several nearby towns, so a large number of precious murals were completely preserved. According to these murals, Roman murals are divided into four styles.
The first style: masonry structure, popular in the second century BC, was deeply influenced by Greek style. This kind of painting is combined with architecture. First, the walls are built with marble of different textures and sizes, and patterns such as planes, lines, columns and small reliefs are made, and then painted with different colors, resulting in the effect of concave-convex reliefs.
The second style: architectural structure, formed in 80 BC, is a flashy interior decoration transformed from stage scenery. Directly on the wall, the architectural structure, characters and scenes are portrayed by shadow and perspective, creating a wonderful three-dimensional effect and giving people the illusion that there is space on the other side of the wall. Octavian's "Large-scale Wet Paintings of Villa Leah" is his masterpiece and is now in Loma Trume Art Museum.
The third style: decorative style. Change the illusion of the second style, follow the classical college style, restore the original face of the wall, divide the whole wall into three frames with a monochrome straight line, and draw gorgeous, exquisite and decorative works respectively, focusing on still life, scenery, religion, myths and legends.
The fourth type: compound type. Combining the perspective effect of the second style with the decorative pattern of the third style reflects the diversity of Roman artistic styles. The subject matter is also more extensive and secular, and dramatic performances, vagrants, and the ridicule of gods have all become the objects of description. The works of this period are colorful, exquisite, full of vitality and vigor, also known as "Pompeii's Baroque".