Like a dream! Fresco from the ‘house of the golden bracelet’ at Pompeii

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In honour of

Fresco from the House of M. Gavius Rufus (VII.2.16-17)

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Cats Stealing Food in Still Lifes: Pompeii Edition!

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After the volcanic eruption, poisionus gas of Vesuvius, kill people of Pompeii, in short time. Later, ashes of volcano are poured into city. During archaeological excavations in, 1900s, archaeologist mold it by pouring liquid plaster.

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The Last Day of Pompeii, Karl Bryullov, 1833

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in 79 AD, Mt. Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, destroying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Centuries later, this cataclysmic force of nature would inspire an artist, a rose hybridizer, and a scholar. 🌋 https://t.co/TufaOtkLrF

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The sanctuary of a garden fresco from

One of the earliest houses to be excavated, this fresco was found on 30th June 1764 in the House of Diana in the Insula Occidentalis.

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Bird Fresco from the House of the Golden Bracelet in Pompeii

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A Roman mosaic from Pompeii (1st Century BC), with a central scene depicting doves drinking from a large golden basin, surrounded by an ornate border. A really beautiful piece of ancient mosaic art.

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This use of Pompeii in a chaotic setting, coupled with the mythical creatures like Medusa, aliens, robots, and unicorn gives a fresh twist to Karl Bryullov’s original painting “The Last Day of Pompeii”.

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Am listening to it in Pompeii surrounded by pigeons.

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Workers in a fullonica (dyer’s shop), Fresco from the fullonica of Veranius Hypsaeus, Pompeii; now in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Photo Credit: Alamy/Stock Image.

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An erotic fresco of the Greek myth of 'Leda and the swan', discovered in Pompeii. (late 2nd - early 1st Century BC)

In Greek mythology the God Zeus takes the form of a swan and seduces or rapes Leda.

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I did my PhD on wall painting but the frescoes from Pompeii will never cease to amaze me: a beautiful dove from the Casa del Bracciale d'oro.
On display in the special exhibition "Art and sensuality in the houses of Pompeii" - in Pompeii.

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As patron deity of Venus certainly knew how to arrive in style! Here's Venus Pompeiana in an elephant-drawn quadriga, from the frontage of the House of Verecundus (IX.7.6)

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The personification of Spring apparently and lovely though she is it’s the detail of her upturned foot so we can see her sole that I adore the most.

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- As patron deity of Pompeii, Venus certainly knew how to arrive in style! Here's Venus Pompeiana in an elephant-drawn quadriga, from the frontage of the House of Verecundus (IX.7.6).

Image: Antiquarium - Pompeii Sites. Link - https://t.co/tTudwjKREE

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Fresco from Pompeii showing a wounded Aeneas who has his wounds dressed.

Roman medicine had its high level especially in legions. Celsus, a Roman scholar in 1st century CE, claims that military doctors knew human anatomy much better than their colleagues in private practice.

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