Street, Atrium, and Tablinum Rooms 1–3 The domus was the private residential building of the Roman elite that also functioned as a center for business and political exchange. This commingling of public and private interaction is key to understanding the use of painting, sculpture, and architecture within domestic environments to affirm social status and guide one’s imagination. Some of these principles fuel Allison Katz’s inspiration for this gallery. Organized in three sections—the Street , the Atrium , and the Tablinum (“office”)—the artworks are here placed in osmotic connection with each other and the exhibition architecture, creating a total environment. According to Katz, in the domus , “all is choreographed to make a theater out of the house, and spectators of everyone else.”
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