Harvard Art Museums > 1925.6.27: Wall Painting Fragment with Architectural Detail Fragments Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Wall Painting Fragment with Architectural Detail , 1925.6.27,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292281. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1925.6.27 Title Wall Painting Fragment with Architectural Detail Classification Fragments Work Type wall painting fragment(s) Date 1 CE-45 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292281 Physical Descriptions Medium Pigment on plaster Technique Fresco painting Dimensions H. 10 x W. 11 x D. 1.5 cm (3 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Fausto Benedetti, Rome (by 1925), gift; to Fogg Museum of Art, 1925. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Fausto Benedetti Accession Year 1925 Object Number 1925.6.27 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This fragment of wall painting depicts an architectural feature on a red background. On the right, is a column capital rendered in white with hints of grey and pink for shading and highlight. Behind the capital, a band of dark red/purple indicates overlap and spatial recession. Commentary Brightly colored wall paintings often decorated the interior, and sometimes exterior, of Roman buildings. The fragment shown is just one small part of a much larger decorative scheme that would have covered an entire wall. The column seen in this fragment is characteristic of the detailed architectural scenes that decorated compositions from the late first century BCE onwards. Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2018 - 05/06/2018 Subjects and Contexts Roman Domestic Art Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
