Second Style Roman wall painting

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Second Style Roman wall painting is a Roman mural tradition characterized by illusionistic architectural vistas and three-dimensional spatial effects that make walls appear opened up into elaborate, receding environments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman wall painting style ⓘ
ancient Roman art style ⓘ
aimsTo create an illusion of extended space beyond the room ⓘ
dissolve the physical wall surface ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Architectural Style ⓘ
Pompeian Second Style ⓘ
Second Style ⓘ
characterizedBy architectural fantasy ⓘ
depiction of receding environments ⓘ
illusion of architectural depth beyond the wall surface ⓘ
illusion of opened-up walls ⓘ
illusionistic architectural vistas ⓘ
illusionistic cityscapes ⓘ
illusionistic garden scenes ⓘ
illusionistic landscapes ⓘ
painted colonnades and columns ⓘ
painted entablatures and pediments ⓘ
three-dimensional spatial effects ⓘ
use of linear perspective ⓘ
use of multiple vanishing points ⓘ
use of shading and modeling to suggest volume ⓘ
contrastsWith First Style Roman wall painting’s masonry imitation ⓘ
Third Style Roman wall painting’s flat ornamental surfaces ⓘ
developedIn Roman Republic ⓘ
endTime circa 20 BCE ⓘ
flourishedDuring late Roman Republic ⓘ
linked to: Late Roman Republic
follows First Style Roman wall painting ⓘ
influenced later Roman illusionistic mural painting ⓘ
influencedBy Greek theatrical scenery painting ⓘ
Hellenistic painting traditions ⓘ
linked to: Hellenistic art
notableExample House of the Griffins on the Palatine Hill ⓘ
Villa A at Oplontis ⓘ
Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale ⓘ
Villa of the Mysteries at Pompeii ⓘ
partOf Pompeian wall painting styles ⓘ
precedes Third Style Roman wall painting ⓘ
startTime circa 90 BCE ⓘ
typicalLocation Boscoreale ⓘ
Campania ⓘ
Herculaneum ⓘ
Oplontis ⓘ
Pompeii ⓘ
typicalMotif architectural frameworks framing distant views ⓘ
balustrades and stairways in perspective ⓘ
imaginary temples and shrines ⓘ
mythological scenes set in architectural settings ⓘ
painted aediculae ⓘ
usedIn elite Roman houses ⓘ
villas ⓘ

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House of Livia → hasArtStyle → Second Style Roman wall painting ⓘ
Villa of the Mysteries → famousFor → Second Style Roman wall painting ⓘ
Second Style Roman wall painting → alsoKnownAs → Pompeian Second Style ⓘ
linked to: Second Style Roman wall painting
Second Style Roman wall painting → partOf → Pompeian wall painting styles ⓘ
linked to: Second Style Roman wall painting
Roman wall paintings → hasStyle → Second Pompeian Style ⓘ
linked to: Second Style Roman wall painting
Third Style Roman wall painting → follows → Second Style Roman wall painting ⓘ
Villa San Marco → hasArtStyle → Second Style Roman wall painting ⓘ
Villa Arianna → hasArtStyle → Second Style Roman wall painting ⓘ