A Roman Fresco Wall Painting Fragment, Early Roman Imperial Period, ca. 15 BCE - 50 CE Architectural 2002 Redlands Westpac Art Prize

2002 Redlands Westpac Art Prize

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A Roman Fresco Wall Painting Fragment, Early Roman Imperial Period, ca. 15 BCE - 50 CE Architectural 2002 Redlands Westpac Art PrizeThis fine, realistic fragment shows a white Nile crane with its large wings spread above its body, long delicate legs extended, its neck outstretched, and a small tuft on top of its head. It is typical of work done in the Third Style (around 120 CE), which coincided with the reign of Augustus, where surface ornamentation was favored over illusion. During the Early Roman Imperial Period, wall paintings such as this example often featured a