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The Fayum portraits : funerary painting of Roman Egypt

Title
The Fayum portraits [motion picture]. : funerary painting of Roman Egypt
Publication
United States : Metropolitan Arts for the Program for Art on Film, a joint venture of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Trust, 1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Rosen, Bob.
  • Simon, Andrea.
  • Brilliant, Richard.
  • Monk, Meredith.
  • Babb, Roger.
  • Harrison, Lanny.
  • Tilles, Nurit.
  • Leighton, John.
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
  • Program for Art on Film (New York, N.Y.)
  • J. Paul Getty Trust.
Description
1 film reel (15 min.) : sd., col.; 16 mm.
Summary
Presents over fifty mummy portraits painted in the Fayum region of Egypt between A.D. 100 and 300 during Roman rule. Executed in encaustic during the subject's lifetime, the portrait was placed over the person's head after mummification. Explores the psychological intensity of these portraits, all highly individualistic but with similar rendering of the eyes--an open, abstract gaze that separates these subjects from their earthly context. Multiple sound tracks include excerpts from late Hellenistic texts, religious texts, and personal documents from Fayum dwellers, as well as art-historical interpretation by Richard Brilliant, commentary by a "tour guide," and music by Meredith Monk. Interweaves these elements to provide a multifaceted experience that explores the historical and aesthetic issues behind the portraits. A film by directors Bob Rosen and Andrea Simon and art historian Richard Brilliant.
Alternative Title
  • Funerary painting of Roman Egypt
  • Fayum portraits
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Credits (note)
  • CREDITS: Producer, director, Bob Rosen, Andrea Simon ; Ancient Texts, Andrea Simon, Richard Brilliant; Music, Meredith Monk.
Performer (note)
  • Voices: Richard Brilliant; Roger Babb; Lanny Harrison; John Leighton; Bretta Lundell; Beatrice Roth; Valeria Vasilevski; Pablo Vela; David Warrilow; Meredith Monk, and Nurit Tilles, Music.
Title
The Fayum portraits [motion picture]. : funerary painting of Roman Egypt
Imprint
United States : Metropolitan Arts for the Program for Art on Film, a joint venture of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Trust, 1988.
Cast
Voices: Richard Brilliant; Roger Babb; Lanny Harrison; John Leighton; Bretta Lundell; Beatrice Roth; Valeria Vasilevski; Pablo Vela; David Warrilow; Meredith Monk, and Nurit Tilles, Music.
Credits
CREDITS: Producer, director, Bob Rosen, Andrea Simon ; Ancient Texts, Andrea Simon, Richard Brilliant; Music, Meredith Monk.
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Added Author
Rosen, Bob.
Simon, Andrea.
Brilliant, Richard.
Monk, Meredith.
Babb, Roger.
Harrison, Lanny.
Tilles, Nurit.
Leighton, John.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Program for Art on Film (New York, N.Y.)
J. Paul Getty Trust.
Branch Call Number
M16 5313 F
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