#Domus Aurea

[blueiscoool]

Large Piece of Rare ‘Egyptian Blue’ Recovered from Emperor Nero’s Imperial Palace in Rome

The discovery of this ancient synthetic pigment highlights the impressive artistry of Rome’s imperial era.

Archaeologists in Rome have discovered beautiful, ancient paint—but not just any paint. Known as “Egyptian Blue,” it’s among the oldest synthetic pigments in the world, with the newly found ingot weighing more than five pounds.

Two tanks found at the ancient pigment workshop

Archaeologists excavating the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s vast imperial residence in ancient Rome, have discovered containers still carrying the splendid pigments artisans used to decorate the palace complex almost 2,000 years ago. Among the brilliant colors, researchers were most excited to find a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment. The Colosseum Archaeological Park announced the discovery in a January 20 Facebook post.

“The fascination conveyed by the depth of blue of this pigment is incredible,” Alfonsina Russo, Director of the Colosseum Archaeological Park, said in the Facebook post. “The Domus Aurea once again moves [us] and restores the brilliance of the colors used by the painters who skillfully decorated the rooms of this precious and refined imperial palace.”

The amphora containing yellow ocher. 

The archaeologists unearthed two tubs that, among other things, were used to process the colorful pigments while the palace was under construction. Presumably from within the tubs, they recovered an amphora containing yellow ocher, tiny jars with red pigments such as realgar and red ocher, and an ingot of Egyptian blue.

Unlike yellow and red ocher, Egyptian blue is a synthetic color achieved by heating a mixture of limestone, chemical compounds, and copper-containing minerals. Its earliest production and use dates back over 5,000 years ago to ancient Egypt; in Roman times, the pigment was produced in southern Italy. In fact, it’s the oldest synthetically-made color known to scientists. Archaeologists typically discover the ancient remnants of Egyptian blue pigment in the form of powder or tiny spheres, but the rarity of the recent specimen lies in its size: a whopping 5.29 pounds (2.4 kilograms).

Remnants of Egyptian blue previously uncovered in Pompeii suggest that the pigment was used in spaces of luxury and wealth, according to the Colosseum Archaeological Park. The context of the recent discovery within Nero’s imperial residence further affirms this suggestion, and provides insight into the refinement and specialization of the artisans who were employed to decorate it.

Scientists previously thought that the recipe for Egyptian blue was lost after the fall of the Roman Empire and only truly rediscovered in the early 1800s by the British chemist Humphry Davy. A 2020 study, however, revealed that Italian Renaissance painter Raphael used the pigment in his 1512 fresco, Triumph of Galatea. Perhaps the recipe hadn’t been lost after all.

Either way, the brilliant color connects artists and artisans across the vast annals of human history. Even some modern shades of blue used by artists today are called Egyptian blue in homage to the ancient pigment.

By Margherita Bassi.

Nero’s imperial palace, the Domus Aurea

[sunjinjo]

Welcome to the throne room of the new God King of Remuria.

Seriously, someone crown him, crown him now. What do you mean that didn't go so well last time. Heresy. :P

[ancientstuff]

Back in the day this was really expensive stuff. Beautiful colour.

[genshinmp3]

Tears of Days Past from Cantus Aeternus Yang Lee, HOYO-MiX

[staruponwine]

~ Maybe everything will reach a pointless end. Maybe there is no purpose in this existence, it is all futile. Maybe it is the last encore, without an afterlife. Maybe all we have is this last one shot. Why not find or create your own meaning? Why not make it beautiful and fill it with love and joy? Why should we fuck up it all? Why not turn it all into a prosperous, aesthetic ending?

Enjoy together the last encore!

/ Domus Aurea /

[jojoseames]

Italian Adventure travelogue paintings!

27: Circus Maximus, with the Imperial Palace overlooking. Rome.

28: Temple of Hercules, Rome.

29: Roman Forum, Rome.

30: House of Romulus, in the Roman Forum.

31: Garden of the house of the Vestal Virgins, in the Roman Forum.

32: Domus Aurea, Rome.

[yaellaharpe-blog]

MARBLE BATHTUB OF THE EMPEROR NERON

BAÑERA DE MARMOL DEL EMPERADOR NERON

(English / Español)

Nero's bathtub, commissioned by the emperor during his reign between 54 and 68, was removed from his palace after his suicide.

Rome burned during his reign as emperor, and it is said, though not proven, that while the flames devoured the capital of the ancient world, he calmly played the lyre. He took advantage of the large empty space left by the flames to build the Domus Aurea (Golden House), where this bathtub was located. It is made of porphyry marble, the most valuable marble in the world.

Weighing several tons, it is one of the most valuable pieces in the Vatican Museums, where it is currently housed.

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La bañera de Nerón, encargada por el emperador durante su reinado entre los años 54 y 68 fue sacada de su palacio después de su suicidio.

Roma ardió durante su reinado como emperador, y según dicen auque no está demostrado, mientras las llamas devoraban la capital del mundo antiguo, él tocaba tranquilamente la lira. Aprovechó el gran espacio vacío que dejaron las llamas para hacerse la Domus Aurea (casa de oro), en donde se encontraba esta bañera. Se encuentra realizada con mármol pórfido, el más valioso del mundo.

Con un peso de varias toneladas, es una de las piezas más valiosas de los Museos Vaticanos, donde se encuentra actualmente.

[bluesgenshinobsession]

An Exploration of the Possessed Town

Ok mayybbbe I like Petrichor :)

[tamilethnicity]

Archaeology breakthrough as 'Egyptian blue' ingot found in historic site

Archaeologists working at Emperor Nero’s grand palace in Rome, known as Domus Aurea, uncovered a rare and rather big Egyptian blue ingot. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was a Roman emperor, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68. Known as the “Golden House” of Emperor Nero, the Domus Aurea has never ceased to amaze, with this new discovery being hailed as one of the greatest…

[storiearcheostorie]

Roma / Domus Aurea, apre il settore occidentale e c'è un nuovo ingresso: ora si entra dal portico neroniano (appena evidenziato dagli scavi)

Roma / Domus Aurea, apre il settore occidentale e c'è un nuovo ingresso: ora si entra dal portico neroniano (appena evidenziato dagli scavi)

Redazione È stato inaugurato il nuovo ingresso della Domus Aurea all’interno della Galleria XXIV e riaperto il settore occidentale della residenza neroniana, dopo anni di chiusura connessi agli interventi di messa in sicurezza e miglioramento della fruizione del monumento. L’apertura del nuovo ingresso permette un ampliamento del percorso di visita del monumento romano, che, snodandosi…

[negreabsolut]

Reconstrucció de la Domus Aurea (Casa daurada, Casa d'or), per JR Casals. [font] La Domus Aurea fou erigida per Neró en substitució de la seva residència prèvia, la Domus Transitoria. Ambdós palaus foren erigits després de la gran destrucció causada per l'incendi de Roma de l'any 64. Mort Neró, i restant el palau inacabat, encara serví de residència als emperadors Tit i Vespasià, fins que aquest, després d'un incendi al palau, l'enderrocà. Al lloc del llac artificial hi aixecà l'amfiteatre Flavi, anomenat popularment "Colosseu".

[marcelogardinetti]

Domus Aurea

La Domus Aurea fue una lujosa residencia imperial construida en Roma, como parte de un proyecto para transformar la ciudad en una nueva urbe.

[pikasus-artenews]

L’amato di Iside. Nerone, la Domus Aurea e l’Egitto

I rapporti tra Roma e l’Egitto visti attraverso Nerone

[genshinmp3]

The Oracle's Finale from Cantus Aeternus Yang Lee, HOYO-MiX

[kushamisaru]

I was blessed with writing hands not drawing hands but I'm feeling mentally ill about Remuria and how Remus' desire to save it brought it to ruin and how Egeria warned him he couldn't defy fate but her successor did that so imagine if you will, the dialogue from the last song in the autoharmonic music box score and the scenes I'll paint for you

"The ocean where tears converge shall never dry, but shall rise to the sky and fall as rain once more."

Neuvelitte with his back to the viewer, looking over a flooded Fontaine as he forgives its sins.

"Please tell me that all of our labors have not been in vain..."

Furina sitting on her chair, despondent, in the water, just as prophesied and shown in one of the cutscenes.

“Rest in peace now, after all has ended…”

The sword of Indemnitium rests on a stage, the focal point of a single spotlight.

Alternatively, you could put the last one in the second space and have the third one being Furina stepping out of the Opera de Epiclese, the sun shining down on her with the darkness of the Opera literally and figuratively behind her. Just, the parallels make me crazy!!