Ancient Rome and the Han Empire were the two great civilisations in the same era. On the one hand, both had a rich material culture and comprehensively formed their sophisticated funeral art systems. On the other hand, the two countries, located at the eastern and western sides of the Eurasian continent with indirect cultural exchanges. The art of funeral wall paintings is the entire process and result of the creation of material civilisation, the outward expression and form of culture. Therefore, an in-depth comparative analysis of the characteristics of the mural has theoretical value and practical significance for the consideration of the funeral art and cultural systems of the two places. This study takes the funeral cultures of ancient Rome and the Han dynasty of China as the theoretical basis, the funeral wall paintings as comparative objects, and the awareness of the problem as the research perspective, which makes a detailed comparison and analysis of the classic works of burial murals of the same period in terms of materials, methods, techniques, etc., and presents the artistic achievements of wall paintings from a practical perspective. By comparing, the role and value of the tomb murals in the development of worldwide art can be studied and explored in greater depth. It is an attempt to examine the essential differences between the formal expression of the funeral art of the two countries, as well as the inherent differences in the emotions, concepts and ways of thinking of the aesthetic subjects.
A Comparative Study of the Funeral Wall Paintings from Ancient Rome and the Han Dynasty of China
Liu , Z. (Author). 8 Jun 2022
Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
Student thesis: Doctoral thesis