Peter Stewart
@petercnstewart.bsky.social
Professor of Ancient Art. Director of the Classical Art Research Centre at Oxford University @carcoxford.bsky.social. Chair of Trustees at The Brooking @thebrooking.bsky.social. Antiquity, modernism, arts.
How fascinating - so that makes the availability of the spectrum of yarns efficient rather than just laborious. But it does also look like the rainbow effect is positively enjoyed here. I wonder what else they were using it for, or whether just for the uppers of shoes. 🌈
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
How fascinating - so that makes the availability of the spectrum of yarns efficient rather than just laborious. But it does also look like the rainbow effect is positively enjoyed here. I wonder what else they were using it for, or whether just for the uppers of shoes. 🌈
Are rainbow colours used deliberately in classical art before late antiquity? I can't think of anything before the Vatican Virgil and maybe some late mosaics. (Even the embroidered tunic of the rainbow goddess Iris herself in the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, seems subdued in comparison?)
October 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Are rainbow colours used deliberately in classical art before late antiquity? I can't think of anything before the Vatican Virgil and maybe some late mosaics. (Even the embroidered tunic of the rainbow goddess Iris herself in the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, seems subdued in comparison?)
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October 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It's wonderful to see @thebrooking.bsky.social launch its social media content across platforms. If you love historic buildings and architecture please follow and spread the word!