Roman painting

How did ordinary Romans decorate their homes in the first period?

• with pink marble because it was cheap

• painted imitations of marble

• they didn’t decorate their homes

• with frescoes

Who were the Roman artists depicting?

• gods and mortals

• gods and heroes

• only gods

• gods, mortals and heroes

Which scenes were used by mural painters in Perspective style?

• Mythological and everyday life

• Landscapes and architecture

• Active and tense scenes

• All answers are correct

Which elements the Perspective style adopted from its predecessors?

Which colours were frequently used in Ornate Style? name in alphabet order

(a)  

Which topics were liked mostly in the 3rd Style?

• sacro-idyllic

• landscapes

• livestock

• shepherds

• temples

What compositional technique is used in Pompeian frescoes?

• Juxtaposition

• Smaller Focal Point

• Pattern

• disambiguation

Which character was depicted in the frescoes of the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii?

• Dionysus

• the maenads

• a girl in a blanket

• pans