Villa of the Mysteries (Pompeii, Italy): Fresco: Reading of the Ritual
- Published/Created:
- ca. 0-79
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
8000 BC - 499 AD - Notes:
- A matron in a blue stola draped with an overfold. The instita is the white fabric falling like a train.
- Abstract:
- Roman women dress in layers. The tunica intima, the first layer, is an undergarment like a slip. It is made of floor-length rectangles which are sewn together. Some versions have sleeves, others are sleeveless. At home it might be worn by itself. The stola is on top of the tunica intima. Usually sleeveless, it is calf length, cut more narrow than the undertunic, and belted high under the breasts. The instita, a train, is a length of fabric which sometimes is added by tucking it into the belt. The palla, a long rectangular scarf or shawl, is an out-of-doors accessory. Usually with a diadem and veil, it is draped around the body, sometimes over the head.
- Topics:
- Costume -- Rome -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- Roman -- 1st century -- (YVRC) - Culture:
- Roman
- Accession Number:
- 4388-153
- Genre:
- costume (mode of fashion): clothing (AAT)
paintings: frescoes (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Clothing & Accessories
Paintings & Drawings - Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Source Creator:
- Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
- Source Title:
- History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 1
- Source Created:
- New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975 - Call Number:
- GT513 +B87 1 (LC)
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- OID:
- 10542849
- PID:
- digcoll:1800339