Architectus

Entry posted by Pertinax August 3, 2006

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I have put together a small selection of pictures, relating to the work of the recently deceased John Davis of LEG II AVG. Nothing fancy, just an indication of the talent and knowledge that has been lost at the passing of this worthy Romanophile.

Firstly we see him with his scales in the booth of the Architectus, here he is weighing the extremely valuable lapis lazuli for crushing into a paint pigment. This is a top of the range Roman colourant , ordinary people would have to make do with the commoner (but by no means cheap Egyptian self-glazed blue tiles, fired in thin slabs and crushed to dust ).

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Then we see the range of (natural) pigments in his "paintbox", the egyptian blue is the lump of material to the bottom right of the box.We see his paintings and his various surveying instruments also.

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Then we see his booth set up again at Gargrave, note the globes of the known world and the celestial sphere, the model hypocaust also.The artwork on the wall is his also.

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A domestic interior painted by John, a genteel Lady is at home.

http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...=si&img=961

and finally a blow up of John (on the left) in his Belgic Auxilliary gear.

http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...=si&img=962

The Gods Rest his Soul!