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The 18th century was a period of great archeological discoveries like the ones in Pompeii and Herculaneum. This made people interested in everything "ancient". Some of the most famous museums nowadays were built during this century, like the British National Gallery or the—
ATHENA
Fr.#VilladeiPapiri #Herculaneum
Copy #Greek orig.
1BC|1AD
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Food for thought.
Some frescoes from the House of the Stags #Herculaneum are in situ, and many are on display in @MANNapoli - note the coins wedged in the dates.I like the idea that they could represent perpetual offerings to the gods. #FrescoFriday
#OTD 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
I colored the Herculaneum Centaur Waifu and her twink boyfriend
not my best work, but it helped me chill after a rough week
#FrescoFriday
Part of a wall-#painting from the Villa of the Papyri. Four ducks have been hung above two antelope. The antelopes are still alive, and their hooves have been tied. Hunting is a common them in the wall-paintings of #Herculaneum and #Pompeii.
#Roman #Archaeology #Art
#FrescoFriday | A lively Roman fresco depicting Hercules discovering his son Telephus.
Found in Herculaneum, Telephus is suckled by a deer as Arkadia, Pan and a winged Virgo watch on.
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#Classics #Roman #Art #Archaeology #Myth
#FrescoFriday - #Herculaneum, House of the Deer (IV, 21)
This fresco consists of three #paintings. One portrays a peach branch; on another the upper step there is a large plate of matte glass, lowboard, with figs and dates. As well as other fruits.
#Roman #Art #History
Portici / Ercolasno. - "Statues de Bronze tirees d'Herculaneum Conservees dans de Musaeum de Portici"
PAIR of copper etchings, Page Nrs: 114 and 115, by Louis Durameau
Paris, ca. 1780
Bronze statues found during the excavations of Ercolano (Herculaneum)
While studying Art History, I recall my professor saying that the phalluses reliefs on the stone might've also been a way to mark the path to the closest brothel. Great if you don't speak the language!🤓
Erotic Art in Pompeii and Herculaneum
https://t.co/lEdfZHnf05
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No title: Three naked young men servants, their heads decorated with olive branches, with an olive branch in one hand and a tray in the other
Wall frescos discovered during excavation in Ercolano / Herculaneum
Published in "Le Antichita di Ercolano esposte"
Naples, 1757-1792
#FrescoFriday
#Roman #fresco shoiwng scene of dressing a priestess or #bride. Found in the palaestra of the Forum Baths at #Herculaneum. Dated back to the 1st C AD.
#Art #Archaeology #History #beauty
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Herakles finds his son Telephos
#Roman version of a #Greek original of the 2nd century BCE
~Wall painting from #Herculaneum
#History #Archaeology #art #myths #painting
We've all had those days where your phallus unexpectedly transforms into a panther...
It's #PhallusThursday so here's a bronze tintinnabulum from Herculaneum showing that very problem.
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (27853). Link - https://t.co/sTC7Eqqepm
@GermanAmbUK Hercules first of 12tasks: Defeat the Nemean Lion.
The Nimean Lion was not just "a lion". It was, in Greek Mythology, a monster lion living in Nemea (a city on the Peloponnese).
Wall fresco in Herculaneum
Anonymous hand-colored (gouache) copper etching.
Published 1757-1792
I just couldn't resist making this stylization :)
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Bronze 1AD Roman copy fr.#Herculaneum
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#naples #archaeology #Warhol #photoart #ancientart & #modernart #popart #amazon #sculpture
The majority of well preserved #Roman frescoes were found in #Campania, in the region around the Bay of #Naples. It is here that Mount #Vesuvius erupted in August, 79 A.D., burying much of the countryside, the cities of #Pompeii and #Herculaneum
#FrescoFriday
#Archaeology
#art
The restored version of John Martin's Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum.