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Peinture murale : femme assise jouant de la cithare (détail)

ca. 50–40 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 164
Cette fresque appartient à une série de larges panneaux qui décoraient le grand hall de la villa de P. Fannius Synistor à Boscoreale, près de Pompéi. Comme la cité romaine, la demeure fut ensevelie par l’éruption du Vésuve, en 79 apr. J.-C. Les panneaux sont inspirés des peintures exécutées pour les cours royales macédoniennes du début de l’époque hellénistique (fin IVe siècle et début IIIe siècle av. J.-C.) et commémorent probablement un mariage dynastique. La joueuse de cithare (lyre) devait être de haut rang, puisqu’elle porte un diadème (luxueux serre-tête) et est assise sur une chaise qui a l’apparence d’un trône.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Peinture murale : femme assise jouant de la cithare (détail)
  • Période: Fin de la République
  • Date: v. 50–40 av. J.-C.
  • Culture: Romain
  • Technique: Fresque
  • Dimensions: 186,7 x 186,7 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Rogers, 1903
  • Accession Number: 03.14.5
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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