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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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