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Roman Frescos and Other Paintings - Restitvtvs - 12-01-2006
I revised this post, to put all links up front. You can see poster's comments (if any) about these websites in their original posts that follow. Hope these help.
Pax vobiscvm, +r(updated 22 Oct 2008)
Roman frescos:
http://12koerbe.de/azur/livia.htm
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20 ... iired.html
http://ospitiweb.indire.it/~copc0001/po ... ment1.html
http://ospitiweb.indire.it/~copc0001/po ... 0stile.htm
http://ospitiweb.indire.it/~copc0001/po ... 0stile.htm
http://ospitiweb.indire.it/~copc0001/po ... stile1.htm
http://ospitiweb.indire.it/~copc0001/po ... stile2.htm
http://users.telenet.be/semetnam/beziensw.htm
http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/roman/painting.html
http://www.bealltool.com/romansims/walls.htm
http://www.physorg.com/news81520051.html
http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=10660
http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=4001
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 151222.htm
http://www.skenographia.cch.kcl.ac.uk/
Fresco "How-To" websites:
http://www.muralist.org/fresco/intro.html
http://www.fresco-techniques.com/index.html (commercial site, but good content)
http://www.realcolorwheel.com/fresco.htm (another commercial site, but good content, including fresco pigment choices and color stability / changes)
Watercolor "How-To" websites:
http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/wtech.html Wow!
(added 20 Oct 2008)http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/Publ ... _index.php (Scroll down about 80-85% of the long webpage, to get to the long "watercolors" section. Many links to good articles.) (added 22 Oct 2008)
Re: Roman Frescos and Other Paintings - Robert Vermaat - 12-01-2006
Nice link!
Roman Frescos Pompeii Wall Painting - Restitvtvs - 12-03-2006
Several very good Roman wall painting (and other) images, from Pompeii, on this Columbia University webpage:
[link now password protected, for students only]
And on these Italian webpages:
http://ospitiweb.indire.it/~copc0001/po ... ment1.html
http://ospitiweb.indire.it/~copc0001/po ... 0stile.htm
http://ospitiweb.indire.it/~copc0001/po ... 0stile.htm
http://ospitiweb.indire.it/~copc0001/po ... stile1.htm
http://ospitiweb.indire.it/~copc0001/po ... stile2.htm
Re: Roman Frescos and Other Paintings - Cornelius Quintus - 12-03-2006
Ave William,
many thanks for that link! Very valuable as usual!
Ancient Roman Extreme Home Makeovers Pompeii - Restitvtvs - 12-03-2006
Thank you, Heiko, for your kind comments!
For all us "Home Improvement", "Do-It-Yourselfer" types, here is a domus in Pompeii, with several layers of wall treatment & painting, including tile "opus reticulatum".
Considering the number of layers, maybe this is shows about 100 to 200 years of habitation?
Roman Wall Painting Italy Rome Villa Livia - Restitvtvs - 12-08-2006
Renovated wall paintings:
http://12koerbe.de/azur/livia.htm
Re: Roman Frescos and Other Paintings - Sergey Lenkov - 12-09-2006
Wow! Cool!
Such a meditative paintings...
Thank you!
Re: Roman Frescos and Other Paintings - aitor iriarte - 12-09-2006
Not neccessarily, William... :?
We have the wall constructed in reticulatum, then a first, thick layer of coarse mortar to get the wall even. Then a second, finer layer and finally a third, very thin one carrying the fresco painting.
Of course, there are many examples or re-painted rooms but, judging from the pic, not this one 8)
Aitor
Re: Roman Frescos and Other Paintings - Restitvtvs - 12-09-2006
Aitor: Thanks for your comments.
Roman Frescoes Website Italy Campania - Restitvtvs - 01-06-2007
http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/roman/painting.html
Roman Wall Painting Sims - Restitvtvs - 01-06-2007
Nice Roman wall painting summary from "Roman Sims":
http://www.bealltool.com/romansims/walls.htm
RAT Roman Painting Style Topi/Thread - Restitvtvs - 01-13-2007
http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=10660
Re: Roman Wall Painting Sims - Tarbicus - 01-13-2007
Quote:Nice Roman wall painting summary from "Roman Sims":Phwoar, crikey! Look at those lovely colours!
http://www.bealltool.com/romansims/walls.htm
![[Image: dolphsample.jpg]](http://www.bealltool.com/romansims/images/walls/dolphsample.jpg)
RAT Topic/Thread: "Pompeian Red" and Mercury - Restitvtvs - 01-13-2007
Another Roman painting RAT Topic/Thread:
http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=4001
Pompeii red uses mercury compounds that naturally change over time, eventually becoming medium grey to dark black.
![[Image: 061101151222.jpg]](http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2006/11/061101151222.jpg)
Some related online articles:
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20 ... iired.html
http://www.physorg.com/news81520051.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 151222.htm
Re: Roman Frescos and Other Paintings - Sergey Lenkov - 01-18-2007
Thank you, Restitvtvs. Though some frescoes are well-known (Villa of Mysteries) - others were new for me and very impressive. Stange it may seem but some of them could remind of Baroque or Rococo paintings. Though painters of the 17-18 th. centuries saw these frescoes and were impressed by them - still the craftsmanship of the Ancient artists is very impressive. And it took nearly 1500 years for the European painters to reach out for this level.