Casa di Livia

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Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 21.5 ″  N , 12 ° 29 ′ 8.3 ″  E

Wall painting in the Casa di Livia

The Casa di Livia (Eng. House of Livia ) is an ancient building complex on the Palatine Hill in Rome , which belonged directly to the house of Augustus . It originated at the end of the 1st century BC. BC and probably belonged to Livia , the wife of Emperor Augustus . The house marks the transition between the 2nd style / architectural style and the 3rd style / candelabra style of Pompeian wall painting .

The mythological image is experiencing a renaissance as the middle image of every wall, but not yet in the strong form as in the 3rd style. The architecture presented and the Egyptian sphinxes are typical stylistic features of the late 2nd style, while delicate candelabra on the plinths indicate the 3rd style. Argos and Io in a mythological landscape serve as an example. The fruit garlands are typical of the murals in the Casa di Livia.

Another house of Livia, called Villa di Livia , is located in the Roman district of Prima Porta .

literature

  • Gianfilippo Carettoni: The House of Augustus on the Palatine Hill , Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-8053-0755-1 .
  • Adolf Hoffmann , Ulrike Wulf : The imperial palaces on the Palatine in Rome. The center of the Roman world and its buildings , Mainz 2004, ISBN 3-8053-3325-0 .
  • Giulio E. Rizzo: Le pitture della 'Casa di Livia' . Roma, Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, 1936. (Monumenti della pittura antica scoperti in Italia 3: Roma; 3)

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