Salve amici di HIVE, oggi vi porto a visitare una mostra: “Colori dei Romani. I mosaici
dalle Collezioni Capitoline”, che si sta svolgendo con successo alla Centrale Montemartini,
secondo polo museale di Roma, esempio riuscito di riconversione museale di un edificio
industriale per la produzione di energia elettrica, ubicato nel popolare quartiere Ostiense di
Roma.
Armato di macchina fotografica, ho visitato la mostra con inziale scetticismo per poi
ricredermi, vista la notevole quantità e qualità di ritrovamenti archeologici proposti. Il
materiale esposto è frutto dei rinvenimenti a seguito dei lavori di trasformazione
urbanistica della città di Roma, divenuta Capitale d’Italia, che si protrassero nei
decenni a cavallo tra l’800 e il 900. L’esposizione curata in quattro sezioni tematiche,
offre lo spaccato della società romana nel periodo che va tra il I secolo a.C. e il IV d.C..
La mostra propone una formidabile esposizione di mosaici provenienti dalle
lussuose Domus che sorgevano presso il Celio, il Viminale, l’Aventino e la zona ora
di piazza Vittorio, con diverse tipologie di pavimentazioni e rivestimenti parietali
dove si apprezza tecnica e gusto compositivo e la variegata policromia raggiunta
con le pietre utilizzate.
Ho trovato interessante inoltre, la parte della mostra dedicata ai mosaici degli
edifici funebri, decorati con temi figurativi, ornamentali e mitologici, dove si coglie,
nelle rappresentazioni, una certa serenità rappresentativa, come per dire che dopo
la morte rinasce la vita, come nel caso del mosaico proposto del pavone, che
perdendo la coda la rimette nella primavera, allo sbocciare dei fiori e alla nuova vita.
Per finire, le sale della Centrale Montemartini, offrono la possibilità di vedere da
vicino un’ampia esposizione di statue romane, alcune riprese da originali greche.
Con estrema ammirazione, guardi stupito l’estrema qualità nella fattura di corpi e
volti di donne, uomini, e fanciulli, ricchi e potenti o appartenenti a classi più basse.
E’ emozionante l’incontro ravvicinato, a tu per tu con i nostri antenati di oltre
duemila anni fa.
Ma ora e il momento di fermarmi qui con le parole e far parlare la fotografia.
This is a very impressive collection of photos/artefacts! As these Romans have been colonizing pretty much all of Europe, we have Roman art around here as well:
In Nennig (Saarland / Germany) near the border to Luxembourg, a villa rustica was found. While the buildings were completely ruined, an entire intact mosaic floor was protected under meters of dirt for hundreds of years. It could be excavated and restored so we can enjoy it today.
It depicts gladiator scenes in exquisite detail. The level of artistry these people developed in ancient times is stunning, especially considering that much of the art we see today is of the "quick and dirty" home decoration variety that wasn't even meant to be "forever."
I hope you have a chance to come and visit us one day, so you can see this floor for yourself. Cheers from Germany - Folker
This is stunningly beautiful I'm always impressed with the detail and intricacies. It's amazing how far Rome reached and how much of what Society was and became was touched by their hands and the combinations of the cultures mixing. Such beauty, thanks for this @wulff-media I might have to do a deep dive on roman tiles throughout Europe today on my tea break :)
Yes, they had a very advanced civilization, even by today's standards, albeit not by today's morals - but that's a different subject altogether.
WoW
the ones you have put are really of a high level!
Yes, the floor was protected through the centuries by meters of very soft clay and silt, supposedly from a catastrophic flooding by the nearby river Moselle, and the area doesn't exhibit tectonic shifts. They basically dug it out, cleaned it up a bit, and built a museum over it.
The floor is from the 3rd century A.D. and was discovered in 1852. It's in its original state; 7 of the 8 depicted scenes are complete, only the 8th scene was lost and replaced with a modern inscription (top left of my photo above the fountain).
Very few non-local people seem to know about this unique historic artefact; there is very little tourism. There is a Wikipedia page, unfortunately only in German, but perhaps you'd like to run it through a translator:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6mische_Villa_in_Nennig
Belissimi scatti phage93!!!
Ma grazie!!
The beauty of the Classical past always inspires me and makes me see no matter how far we are from the past that even then, beauty was so important to the human animal. Thanks for this @phage93
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