This volume examines the influence that Pompeii and, to a lesser extent, Herculaneum had on the visual and performing arts in Spain and countries across South America. Covering topics from architecture, painting and decorative arts to theatre, dance and photography, the reader will gain insight into the reception of classical antiquity through the analysis of the close cultural ties between both sides of the Atlantic, in the past and the present. Each contribution has been written by a specialist researcher participating in the project, 'The Reception and Influence of Pompeii and Herculaneum in Spain and Ibero-America', funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PGC2018-093509-B-I00 Ministry of Science and Innovation/AEI/ERDF/EU).
Pompeii in the Visual and Performing Arts begins by examining the influence of Pompeiian architecture in Spain in paintings that depict scenes inspired by Roman scenes and also buildings modelled on those of Pompeii. Next, the influence of Pompeii crosses the Atlantic to Mexico with a study of the archaeological site's influence on the visual and performing arts. An exploration of the elitist use of the ancient past in architecture is seen in Chilean architecture, which leads onto an investigation of the new art styles that emerged in the 19th century. Later chapters look into the influence of the ancient frescoes and the use of modern plaster casts of statues. The final chapters are devoted to comics and photography, which also make a study of the places in Latin America nicknamed 'Pompeii' in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Author(s): Mirella Romero Recio
Series: IMAGINES – Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 252
City: London
Cover
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
CONTRIBUTORS
INTRODUCTION: THE RECEPTION OF POMPEII IN SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA Mirella Romero Recio
Before Pompeii
After Pompeii
Living in Pompeii
Seduced by Pompeii
New Pompeiis
Conclusion
Notes
References
CHAPTER 1 THE ‘POMPEIAN HOUSE’ IN SPAIN: A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION BETWEEN REALITY AND UTOPIA1 Mirella Romero Recio
The Pompeian house and nineteenth-century Spanish architects
Adaptation of the Pompeian house in the early twentieth century
The Pompeian house as utopian project in Ciudad Lineal (Madrid)
By way of conclusion
Notes
References
CHAPTER 2 ECHOES OF POMPEII IN MEXICO: ACADEMY, SOCIETY AND ART1 Aurelia Vargas Valencia and Elvia Carreño Velázquez
The Academy
Society
Clothing and personal grooming
Shows and public places
Art and the homeland
The legacy of Pompeii in present-day Mexico
Conclusion
Notes
References
CHAPTER 3 ART AND RHETORIC FOR AN EMPIRE: THE POMPEIAN STYLE IN PUERTO RICO AND THE UNITED STATES DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY1 Daniel Expósito
‘Resembling a product of Herculaneum and Pompeii’: the Pompeian style in San Juan de Puerto Rico
Towards a visual genealogy of naval power: the Pompeian style in the US Capitol, Washington, DC
Notes
References
CHAPTER 4 POMPEIAN INFLUENCES ON THE ELITE OF SANTIAGO DE CHILE: VISUAL ARTS, ANTIQUITIES AND ARCHITECTURE (NINETEENTH CENTURY)1 Carolina Valenzuela Matus
Classical taste: travel, collecting and antiquarianism
The Santiago elites and the Pompeian influence in palatial homes and public spaces
Conclusions
Notes
References
CHAPTER 5 JOAQUÍN SOROLLA AND POMPEII: THE IMPACT OF A TRIP ON HIS LIFE AND HIS OEUVRE1 Ana Valtierra
His stay in Italy: a brief summary of his training and how he obtained a grant
The sketches of his trip: the importance of colour and architectural perspective
Coloured sketches, tracings and copies of ‘Pompeian’ decorations
Sorolla’s house and gardens in Madrid: always present recollections of his trip to Pompeii
The recreation of Pompeian ambiances in the oeuvre of Sorolla
Notes
References
CHAPTER 6 THE REFLECTION OF THE ANCIENT WORLD IN PICTORIAL SCENES: THE QUEST FOR THE POMPEIAN ATMOSPHERE IN SPANISH COSTUMBRIST PAINTINGS1 María Martín de Vidales García
Notes
References
CHAPTER 7 THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES OF POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM, AND THEIR RECEPTION THROUGH PLASTER COPIES AND PHOTOGRAPHY1 Jesús Salas Á lvarez
The importance of classical sculpture as a decorative element in Neapolitan palaces: originals and plaster casts
Classical sculpture as a decorative element in Spanish royal palaces
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the dissemination in Spain of the sculptures of Herculaneum and Pompeii
The role of the San Carlos Royal Academy in Mexico and the distribution of classical antiquities in America
Plaster casts of sculptures in the first half of the nineteenth century
Photography and its use to record the ruins at Pompeii
By way of conclusion
Notes
References
CHAPTER 8 POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM IN CUBA: THE IMPACT OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS ON THE ISLAND’S VISUAL ARTS1 Federica Pezzoli
Nineteenth-century Cuba and the dissemination of and the taste for the neoclassical style
Gioacchino Albé, Daniel Dall’Aglio and Antonio Meucci
The Aldama Palace
The Cantero Palace
The Borrell Palace
The Esteban Theatre
Conclusions
Notes
References
CHAPTER 9 EXCAVATING THE PAST AND FRAMING NEW IDENTITIES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: VESUVIUS, POMPEII AND MODERNITY IN RIO DE JANEIRO1 Renata Senna Garraffoni
Excavating Pompeii: encounters between Naples and Brazil
From Naples to Rio de Janeiro: ancient Romans in Rio de Janeiro newspapers
Teresa Cristina: empress and archaeologist
The Catete Palace: one monument, many stories
Notes
References
CHAPTER 10 POMPEIAN ECHOES IN RURAL HOUSES IN CENTRAL CHILE: THE QUEST FOR NEW IDENTITIES1 María Gabriela Huidobro Salazar
The estate house tradition in the Chilean Central Valley
Pompeian spaces in Santiago: the residence of José Arrieta Pereira
Maximiano Errázuriz’s Pompeian house
The Pompeian house of the Santa Rita vineyard
Conclusions
Notes
References
CHAPTER 11 THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII: FROM LITERATURE TO COMICS IN LATIN AMERICA1 Laura Buitrago
Comics, illustrations and literature
The Classics in Latin America and Spain
Some final thoughts
Notes
References
CHAPTER 12 THE LATIN AMERICAN POMPEIIS: FROM A LANDSCAPE IN RUINS TO THE IMAGE OF TRAGEDY1 Ricardo Del Molino García
Pompeii as a comparative reference for pre-Hispanic and colonial ruins
Pompeii as an image of tragedy in the twentieth-century Latin American cultural landscape
Conclusion
Notes
References
EPILOGUE Shelley Hales
Eclecticism
Modernity and technology
Gender
Transforming a Continent
Conclusion
References
INDEX
