$5 members/$8 non-members
Onsite in the Noble Theater. All registrants will receive a recording of the lecture following the event.
The Roman Artist at Work Lecture examines the process of creating frescoes. This includes how artists made the pigments, laid out their designs, replicated figures and, at times, made near-exact copies of the same composition. The Painters of Pompeii displays instances of multiple versions of the same subject, inviting speculation on how artists used sketchbooks to create many versions of a composition in circulation among painters in their workshops.
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Professor Clarke has taught ancient Roman art in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Texas since 1980. His work has focused on domestic architecture, mosaics, and wall painting. In the mid-nineties, he began to write about how visual representation sheds light on practices of Roman life, including sexuality and humor. He has published many books and articles on these and related subjects. Since 2005 Professor Clarke has directed the Oplontis Project, focused on an archaeological site three miles from Pompeii. The Project, a collaboration among scientists, archaeologists, and art historians, has produced two big Open-Access volumes on Villa A, a World Heritage Site renowned for its frescoes and sculptures. He is the recipient of the 2017 gold medal for Distinguished Achievement in Archaeology from the Archaeological Instituate of America.
Credits: Archivio Fotografico del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli