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Late Republican (50-40 BC) paintings from the so-called 'cubiculum nocturnum' (bedroom) from the of P. Fannius Synistor at near They create an illusion of spatial depth with architectural motifs

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2020-01-30

Household shrine - Aedicula Lararium in Casa del Principe di Napoli - House of the Prince of Naples in Pompeii. VI.15.8 The shrine is located in the garden on the west side of the portico.

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2020-01-04

As for grapes from we are inundated by them in their many forms and of course their effects...

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2019-10-17

Details of the dining room fresco from the palatial House of the Golden Bracelet at Pompeii. Painted to resemble a pavilion, the scene offers imaginative views of a luxuriant garden filled with birds; roundels mounted on columns are decorated with cupids.

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2019-09-03

An extraodinary shop sign from the facade of a shop in Interpreted as a carpenter’s sign showing a dead Perdix on a bier at the feet of Daedalus; murdered for his ingenuity in inventing the saw. Also interpreted as an advert for a perfumery selling spices for funerals.

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2019-08-24

Astonishing detail revealed in these close-up photos of two of the objects that were found amongst the collection of talismans discovered in
I love the vine leaf crown (of Bacchus?) and is that a satyrs tail I can see?
Photos courtesy on Instagram

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2019-08-14

Am in total love with this swooping black-headed dove in the dining room fresco from the House of the Golden Bracelet, The bronze statue—a truly elaborate lamp stand—is from the House of Ephebus,

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2019-07-26

depicting a drinking contest from the House of the Chaste Lovers in

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2019-05-27

Goodness! As my counter ticks over the 20,000 followers mark (!!) I was busy tweeting about Roman from
Couldn’t have been more fitting if I tried.

By way of thanks, here’s Mercury the messenger from emerging from the pumice stones & now in Naples.

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2019-04-20

Exhibition thru –May 26, 2019 reproduction wall painting section Villa of the Mysteries at Pompeii. Watercolor on paper. Artist: Maria Barosso, 1924–1925. KM 2000.2.7a,b https://t.co/1b96CG5nak & https://t.co/9O3FByz0ac

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2019-04-04

depicting a drinking contest from the House of the Chaste Lovers in

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2019-02-21

One of the most intense looks of all Roman art, from the splendid Villa of the Mysteries in Preparation of the young bride after the initiation rite in honor of Dionysus.

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2019-01-11

Merry Christmas to all from

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2018-12-25

One of the most recurring themes in the history of art is that of the three thanks, namely the goddesses of joy and beauty: Algaia (The Ornament, the splendor), Euphrosyne (Joy) and Talia (the abundance).

depicting the three Graces from Now in the .

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2018-12-05

Here it is the last treasure of Pompeii: an enchanted garden, a wonderful and enigmatic room to study in depth. From the new findings of the to

Photos Instagram by the Director

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2018-11-04

Rowan Lipkovits () continues his ANSI art video-game odyssey at Pixel Pompeii. http://t.co/RQpKzmZuet

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