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Villa of Good Fortune, Olynthus [Olynthos], Greece, interior view, andron and anteroom, symposion...
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Villa of Good Fortune, Olynthus [Olynthos], Greece, interior view, andron and anteroom, symposion [symposium] scene, reconstruction.
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Title
Villa
of
Good
Fortune
,
Olynthus
[Olynthos]
,
Greece
,
interior
view
,
andron
and
anteroom
,
symposion
[symposium]
scene
,
reconstruction
.
Cultural Context
Aegean
Ancient Greek
Greek
European
Western European
Style/Period
Greek (ancient)
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Buildings
Houses
Dwellings
Reconstructions (visual works)
Illustrations (layout features)
Drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Overhead views
Interior views
Rooms
Andra
Anterooms
Architectural elements
Walls
Interior walls
Doorways
Thresholds
Furniture
Furnishings (artifacts)
Couches (reclining furniture)
Seating furniture
Pillows
Cushions
Stripes
Tables (support furniture)
Scenes (depictions)
Symposia (drinking parties)
Parties
Leisure
Recreation
Sitting
Standing
Entertaining
Music
Gesture
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Men (male humans)
Women
Servants
Domestics
Working class
Workers
Social classes
Musicians
Flutists
Players (of games, instruments)
Performing artists
Costume (mode of fashion)
Drapery (representations)
Peploses
Tunics
Hairstyles
Headbands (headgear)
Headgear
Back views
Three-quarter views
Oblique views
Profiles (figures)
Front views
Musical instruments
Auloi
Reedpipes (confined aerophones)
Reeds (aerophones)
Flutes (aerophones)
Wind instruments
Lyres
Stringed instruments (musical instruments)
Chordophones
Drinking vessels
Cups
Kylikes
Bowls (vessels)
Pitchers (vessels)
Amphorae (storage vessels)
Vessels (containers)
Containers (receptacles)
Tableware
Mortars (grinding tools)
Ladles
Trays
Mosaics (visual works)
Pavements (surface elements)
Floors (surface elements)
Borders (ornament areas)
Patterns (design elements)
Wave scrolls
Scrollwork
Palmettes
Anthemion
Floral patterns
Meanders (patterns)
Myths (literary documents)
Mythology (literary genre)
Legends (folk tales)
Folk tales
Folklore
Gods
Goddesses
Nudes (representations)
Nudity
Animals
Panthers
Wild animals
Wildlife
Riding (traveling)
Driving
Motion
Chariots (ancient vehicles)
Vehicles (transportation)
Kraters
Shields (armor)
Armor (protective wear)
Subject
Architecture
Buildings
Houses
Dwellings
Residential facilities
Housing
Reconstructions
Conjectural works
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Illustrations
Interiors
Rooms & spaces
Architectural elements
Walls
Doors & doorways
Furniture
Furnishings
Seating furniture
Couches
Pillows
Stripes
Tables
Parties
Eating & drinking
Leisure
Recreation
Domestic life
Social life
Interpersonal relations
Entertaining
Entertainment
Music
Gestures
Lifting & carrying
Sitting
Standing
Men
Women
Entertainers
Servants
Women domestics
Working class
Employees
Social classes
Musicians
People associated with entertainment & sports
Clothing & dress
Hairstyles
Headbands (Headgear)
Headgear
Beards
Backs (Anatomy)
Musical instruments
Flutes
Wind instruments
Lyres
Stringed instruments
Drinking vessels
Containers
Tableware
Bowls (Tableware)
Pitchers
Trays
Mosaics
Mosaic pavements
Floors
Borders (Ornament areas)
Patterns (Design elements)
Anthemia
Myths
Legends
Fictitious characters
Supernatural beings
Gods
Goddesses
Nudes
Animals
Panthers
Wild cats
Monsters
Sea monsters
Aquatic animals
Riding
Flying
Locomotion
Human locomotion
Animal locomotion
Chariots
Vehicles
Shields
Arms & armament
Description
“The
andron
is
roughly
5
by
5.8
metres
[meters]
(16
1/2
by
19
feet)
. The
raised
platform
round
the
edge
of the
room
is
82
centimetres
[centimeters]
wide
, and was
painted
bright
yellow
. The
platform
has
space
for a
maximum
of
nine
couches
. There
is
an
anteroom
about
6.25
metres
[meters]
(20
1/2
feet)
long
by
3
metres
[meters]
(10
feet)
wide
.
Black
and
white
pebble
mosaics
decorate
the
floors
of
both
rooms
and the
threshold
of the
communicating
doorway
. The
walls
of the
andron
were
decorated
in the
third
Olynthian
style
with a
white
baseboard
and
surbase
topped
by a
red
main
area
and
possibly
a
white
cornice.”
(p.53)
People Pictured
Thetis (Greek mythology)
Nereids (Greek mythology)
Achilles (Greek mythology)
Pan (Greek deity)
Maenads
Dionysus (Greek deity)
Satyrs (Greek mythology)
Location Depicted
Olynthus (Extinct city)
Olynthos (Extinct city)
Greece
Material
Pebble (rock)
Rock
Stone (rock)
Technique
Drawing (image-making)
Architectural drawing (process)
Illustration (process)
Mosaic (process)
Work Type
Architecture
Buildings
Houses
Dwellings
Reconstructions
Illustrations
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Source
Connolly, Peter, and Hazel Dodge. The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, 1998. (p.52 bottom)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Connolly courtesy: the author, Peter Connolly.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
516-08.jpg
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