ATTESTAZIONI DI DECORAZIONI PARIETALI IN INTONACO E STUCCO DALL’AGER TUSCULANUS: UN PRIMO BILANCIO DELLE CONOSCENZE ALLA LUCE DELLE NUOVE ACQUISIZIONI

Abstract

This paper aims to present a first census of the wall paintings from the ancient Ager Tusculanus, which corresponds roughly to the modern territories of Frascati, Grottaferrata and Monte Porzio Catone (Latium). A
large number of paintings have been found in this area, dating to between the first century BC and the third
century AD. Most of these have never been published, however, they all attest to the high social status of the
patrons in the area. Indeed, the Ager Tusculanus is well-known for the large number of monumental villae
built from the Republican period onwards. This paper will present a synthetic and complete overview of the
known painted decorations, analysing both in situ and fragmentary paintings.