SECOND STYLE ROOM

Villa of the Mysteries Pompeii c. 60 B.C. A room painted in an early and simple version of the second style. In general the second style divides a wall into three horizontal areas: a base at the foot of the wall; a middle area of broad and narrow fields; and a narrow top area. Painted columns divide the wall vertically. Rooms are made to appear larger than their size.

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