Contribution in an anthology

Appeared in: Principles of decoration in the Roman world

Editor list: Haug, Annette; Lauritsen, M. Taylor

Publication year: 2021

Pages: 163-175

ISBN: 978-3-11-072906-1

eISBN: 978-3-11-073221-4

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110732139-010

Title of series: Decor

Number in series: 2

Abstract: 

The juxtaposition of three or four mythological
figure panels within individual rooms is a key characteristic of wall paintings
in Pompeian domestic contexts from the Augustan period onwards. While the
mechanisms employed to create meaningful connections between the individual
panels are well understood, appreciation of the relation of these panels to
other elements of the decoration has been more limited. Concentrating on the
wall decorations in one Pompeian dwelling, the Casa dell’Ara Massima, this paper
examines the patterns of intermediality shaped by the choices made on the walls
of this house, which was decorated in the period of the Fourth Style. For its
interpretative framework, the discussion draws on parameters gleaned from Roman
stagecraft, specifically the mechanisms of Roman pantomime, and applies them to
describe and interpret the interdependency of decor, architecture and human
practice.

Harvard Citation style: Lorenz, K. (2021) All the World’s a Stage: On the interplay of decoration in Pompeian houses, in Haug, A. and Lauritsen, M. (eds.) Principles of decoration in the Roman world. Berlin: De Gruyter, pp. 163-175. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110732139-010

APA Citation style: Lorenz, K. (2021). All the World’s a Stage: On the interplay of decoration in Pompeian houses. In Haug, A., & Lauritsen, M. (Eds.), Principles of decoration in the Roman world (pp. 163-175). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110732139-010