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Famulus

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91:, which had the appearance of always looking at the spectators, from whatever point it was viewed. He only painted a few hours each day, and then with the greatest gravity, for he always kept the toga on, even when in the midst of his implements. The Golden Palace of Nero was the prison-house of this artist's productions, and hence it is that there are so few of them to be seen elsewhere." 79:
recounts how Famulus went for only a few hours each day to the Golden House, to work while the light was right. Pliny the Elder presents him as one of the principal painters of the
156: 126:-like coloring with deep blue, green, indigo, purple, and cinnabar red, including motion and animation in the artwork. Famulus is credited with large 111:— framed reserves containing figures or landscapes — have returned at intervals ever since, notably in late 18th century 115:, making Famulus one of the most influential painters in the history of art, although it is not clear how original he actually was. 222: 87:
More recently, lived Amulius, a grave and serious personage, but a painter in the florid style. By this artist there was a
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Famulus and assistants from his studio covered a large amount of the Domus Aurea wall with frescoes. Pliny, in his
64:, he is one of the earliest artists in Europe for which a contemporary biography survives. 191: 119: 104: 61: 211: 123: 112: 199: 50: 118:
Art historian Nunzio Giustozzi writes that Famulus painted in Style IV of the
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into which 1st-century Roman wall-painting is classified,
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107:. The white walls, delicate swags, and bands of 99:was profound; it can be seen most obviously in 8: 130:scenes, now lost, much like the large panel 172: 170: 143: 7: 95:The Domus Aurea frescoes' effect on 49:painter famous for his work in the 25: 177:La Regina, Adriano, ed. (2007) . 53:, Rome, that was commissioned by 1: 179:Archaeological Guide to Rome 97:Italian Renaissance painting 60:Because he was mentioned by 239: 150:Given by some sources as 27:Roman painter under Nero 223:Ancient Roman painters 103:'s decoration for the 93: 85: 164:is the more likely. 132:Achilles at Skyros 218:Artists from Rome 16:(Redirected from 230: 202: 189: 183: 182: 174: 165: 154:; Smith (in his 148: 21: 238: 237: 233: 232: 231: 229: 228: 227: 208: 207: 206: 205: 196:Natural History 192:Pliny the Elder 190: 186: 176: 175: 168: 149: 145: 140: 120:Pompeian Styles 105:Vatican loggias 75:Natural History 70: 62:Pliny the Elder 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 236: 234: 226: 225: 220: 210: 209: 204: 203: 184: 166: 160:) argues that 142: 141: 139: 136: 69: 66: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 235: 224: 221: 219: 216: 215: 213: 201: 197: 193: 188: 185: 180: 173: 171: 167: 163: 159: 158: 153: 147: 144: 137: 135: 133: 129: 125: 124:impressionist 121: 116: 114: 113:Neoclassicism 110: 106: 102: 98: 92: 90: 84: 82: 78: 76: 67: 65: 63: 58: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 19: 195: 187: 178: 161: 155: 151: 146: 131: 128:mythological 117: 94: 86: 80: 73: 71: 59: 42: 38: 34: 30: 29: 81:domus aurea 51:Domus Aurea 212:Categories 138:References 33:(possibly 68:Biography 200:xxxv.120 152:Fabullus 45:) was a 39:Fabullus 18:Fabullus 162:Amulius 101:Raphael 89:Minerva 43:Amulius 35:Fabulus 31:Famulus 109:frieze 47:fresco 41:, or 55:Nero 83:: 214:: 198:, 194:, 169:^ 134:. 57:. 37:, 77:, 20:)

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Domus Aurea
Nero
Pliny the Elder
Natural History
Minerva
Italian Renaissance painting
Raphael
Vatican loggias
frieze
Neoclassicism
Pompeian Styles
impressionist
mythological
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Pliny the Elder
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