Die Komposition der pompejanischen Wandgemälde, mit 38 Abbildungen im Text
Gerhart Rodenwaldt's 1909 German scholarly study, published in Berlin by Weidmann, analyses how Pompeian wall paintings are composed, written for art historians and classical scholars. The four plates are photographic reproductions of ancient frescoes showing figures grouped in interiors and landscapes, with architectural backdrops and seated and standing figures arranged around central action. A designer can take from them the staging of figures across a picture plane, with a clear central group, flanking attendants, and simple architectural framing.
