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  2. Pompeian Styles - Wikipedia

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    Roman fresco with a banquet scene from the Casa dei Casti Amanti, Pompeii The Pompeian Styles are four periods which are distinguished in ancient Roman mural painting.They were originally delineated and described by the German archaeologist August Mau (1840–1909) from the excavation of wall paintings at Pompeii, which is one of the largest groups of surviving Roman frescoes.

  3. Decorative arts - Wikipedia

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    The decorative arts are arts or crafts whose aim is the design and manufacture of objects that are both beautiful and functional. This includes most of the objects for the interiors of buildings, as well as interior design, but typically excludes architecture. Ceramic art, metalwork, furniture, jewellery, fashion, various forms of the textile ...

  4. Victorian decorative arts - Wikipedia

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    Victorian decorative arts. Dante Gabriel Rossetti 's drawing room at No. 16 Cheyne Walk, 1882, by Henry Treffry Dunn. Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a grand excess of ornament. The Victorian era is known for its interpretation and ...

  5. Roman art - Wikipedia

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    Wealthy Romans were more materialistic; they decorated their walls with art, their home with decorative objects, and themselves with fine jewelry. In the Christian era of the late Empire, from 350 to 500 CE, wall painting, mosaic ceiling and floor work , and funerary sculpture thrived, while full-sized sculpture in the round and panel painting ...

  6. Decorative painting in Hälsingland - Wikipedia

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    Decorative painting in Hälsingland. Wall painting at the Kristofers farmhouse in Järvsö, by artist Anders Ädel (1854). Decorative painting in the Hälsingland region ( Swedish: Hälsingemålning, "Helsingian painting") has been practiced as a folk art tradition since the 16th century. Employed as a means of interior decoration in ...

  7. Fresco - Wikipedia

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    Fresco ( pl. frescos or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting becomes an integral part of the wall. The word fresco ( Italian: affresco) is derived from the ...

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