Seated Youth, Pompeian Style

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This work, depicting a seated young ancient Roman, belongs to the Pompeian styles. The Pompeian styles are four periods distinguished in ancient Roman wall painting. They were originally outlined and described by the German archaeologist August Mau, 1840-1909, from the excavation of wall paintings in Pompeii, which is one of the largest groups of surviving examples of Roman frescoes. The styles of wall painting have allowed art historians to outline the various phases of interior decoration in the centuries preceding the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, which destroyed the city and preserved the paintings, and the stylistic changes in Roman art .

In the succession of styles there is a repetition of stylistic themes. The paintings also say a great deal about the prosperity of the area and about specific tastes over time. Four main styles of Roman wall painting have been found: incrustation, architectural, ornamental and intricate. Each style is unique, but every style after the first contains aspects of each preceding style. Any original paintings were created before the eruption of Vesuvius . The first two styles (incrustation and architectural) belonged to the Republican period (linked to Hellenistic Greek wall painting ) and the last two styles (ornamental and intricate) belonged to the Imperial period. The main purpose of these frescoes was to relieve the claustrophobic interiors of Roman rooms, which were windowless and dark. The paintings, full of colour and life, brightened the interior and made the room appear more spacious.

Product features

• Print on painter's canvas
• Size: cm 90 x 60
• Material: artwork printed on very fine-grain painter's canvas
• Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade