Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- gold
- dark brown
- red
Fingerprint: Giant red-and-gold woman in two-piece costume holding open gold cloak, "MESSALINA" cream-gold serif title, charioteer on rearing white horse, tumbling acrobat.
A giant red-and-gold woman in a two-piece costume and headband dominates the centre, her gold cloak spreading wide with a green Greek-key border along its hem. Under the left pediment a charioteer in a white tunic rides a rearing white horse while a green-clad acrobat tumbles head-first below him. Two pediment-topped score windows read '1ST PLAYER' and '2ND PLAYER' with digits 4 4 7 and 4 6 5. The whole scene is lit from within in saturated orange-gold against a dark brown background.
Setting
- Dark roman-style street
- Colonnaded temple building at right
- Arched gateway and stepped monument at left
- Night sky with clouds
Symbols
- Greek-key meander border on the cloak
- Columned temple facade
- Horse and chariot
- Lit score windows
- Pediment-topped player panels
Lettering
- Large cream serif capitals with a gold gradient fill and heavy black drop shadow for the title; small block sans-serif lettering on the score panels
Themes
- Ancient rome
- Roman street scene
- Historical costume
- Queen or goddess figure
Title on it
- Messalina
Text on it
- MESSALINA
- 1 OR 2
- PLAYERS
- GAME OVER
- TILT
- 1ST
- PLAYER
- 4
- 7
- 2ND
- 6
- 5
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central full-height figure, adult, gold headband, dark curly hair, red-and-gold two-piece costume with green trim, open gold cloak with green meander border, holding the cloak at both hips, facing the viewer, chin lifted |
| Man | Left, pale-skinned charioteer in a white tunic and headband with raised arm, riding a rearing white horse |
| Animal | White horse with dark harness, galloping, left of centre |
| Man | Left lower, green-clad acrobat tumbling head-first with arms outstretched |
| Man | Right, stout white-robed figure with dark hair and a raised arm in alarm |
| Woman | Right of centre, small figure in a green skirt and pale top with a tall headdress |
| Other | Small white-robed figure beside her at right |
Illuminated backglass with a towering full-length woman as the central figure: she stands front-on in the middle of the frame, head near the top edge, feet at the bottom edge, wearing a red-and-gold two-piece outfit with green trim, a gold headband, dark curly hair, and a long gold cloak lined with a green geometric border that she holds open at both hips. Her skin is rendered in hot orange-gold light with deep red shading. Behind her is a dark Roman street scene in flat orange, ochre and dark brown: a colonnaded temple building on the right, an arched gateway and stepped monument on the left, small robed figures, and a stone pedestal at bottom right. Upper left is a huge cream-and-gold serif title with a black shadow. Upper right holds a lit score panel, with a lit instruction panel and two pediment-topped player score windows below it. Two white rectangular score windows sit under each pediment. Colourful side figures include a pale charioteer in a white tunic riding a galloping white horse at left, a tumbling green-clad acrobat below him, and a stout white-robed man with a raised arm at right.