#roman painting

[nancydrewwouldnever]

Unknown Roman painter, Hercules Finding his son Telephus in Arcadia, from the Augusteum in Herculaneum, early 1st century AD, Julio-Claudian period, fresco (National Archaeological Museum, Naples [inv. 9008])

Detail of the Personification of Arcadia

[anouchan-jpg]

Apotheosis of Saint Ignatius

A 300-year-old fresco by Andrea Pozzo.

The entire ceiling is flat.

[sarafangirlart]

when researching about Greco-Roman religious the thing is that there is a lot of featuring Ariadne and Dionysus together I am pretty sure at least that Theseus abandonment of Ariadne and her rescue by Dionysus is the most popular art subject in Roman paintings

Getting swept of your feet and turned into an immortal by the god of wine and partying being a very popular art subject isn’t all that surprising lol

[the-evil-clergyman]

Flora by Valentine Walter Bromley (1874)

[theoldkyokodied]

One wedding and three funerals

Background paintings under the cut

[jakubrozalski]

'Caledonian Forest'

" Written by Titus Ursus, Primus pilus of Legiō IX Hispana, in the third year of Hadrian's reign (* 120 AD). This will probably be the last entry in my diary. Our legion was ambushed in the wild realm called Caledonian Forest and was almost completely annihilated. Half of my first cohort is all that was left of the IX legiō. We were pushed into the marsh and we will probably die here, fighting bravely to the end in the name of Rome and the Emperor. We were attacked by a demonic pack of the barbaric Picts. They looked more like wild beasts than humans. Some of them were dressed in animal furs, painted with strange runic signs... others seemed to be two-legged wild beasts. They tore us apart as if we were made of paper! I saw our legatus and my brothers in arms being eaten alive, I will never forget their screams. The barbarians attacked us unnoticed, quickly and with wild fury, then disappeared in the fog. Mainly at night. Our shields, swords and armor were no use here. The enemy we face seems to be the ancient wrath of some dark gods we have awakened. We should never invade these lands. I hear demonic howls, they're coming! They're coming! "

Scrap of the papyrus written by Centurion Titus Ursus. Found in October 120AD in the Caledonian Forest. Taken to Rome, where it was presented to the emperor and then burned. Two years later, Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a wall on the border of the land called Caledonia, in north Britannia. Coincidence? I don't think so :)) work process: https://jrozalski.com/projects/Ke94zG

[weirdlookindog]

Karel Thole - Wölfe in der Stadt, 1973

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911) "Diana"

[lionofchaeronea]

Mummy portrait (wax encaustic on sycamore wood) of a girl, from the Fayum region of Egypt. Artist unknown; ca. 120-150 CE (reign of Hadrian or Antoninus Pius). Now in the Liebieghaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Photo credit: Carole Raddato.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) Birth of Venus, 1879 Musee d'Orsay, Paris

[cinematic-phosphenes]

A Roman Lady (1858) by Frederic Leighton

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[theancientwayoflife]

~ Pottery bowl containing paint, once belonging to a fresco painter.

Period: Roman

Date: A.D. 1st century

Place oforigin: Egypt

[circusbythesea]

FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE - WITH EYES OPEN

thank you succession.

[the-evil-clergyman]

L'Aurore by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1881)

[thecollectibles]

Abandoned mansion by Roman Semenenko

[naumin]

the painting i finished for @dovegraveyard right around the new year :) and some 100% shots.

tbh this was probably the most ambitious piece i did all last year! i actually had no idea it would be such an undertaking but well im really proud of it. i had fun!!!