Images & Art

PRIAPUS

House of the Vettii Pompeii In the entrance hall fresco the fertility god Priapus, protector of the household, weighs his enormous phallus, a symbol of good fortune....

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PERISTYLE

House of the Golden Cupids Pompeii c. 64 The elegant peristyle of the House of the Golden Cupids, built during the reign of Nero....

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SECOND STYLE PAINTING

Villa of P. Fannius Synistor Boscoreale c. 60 B.C. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A painting of comic scenery for the stage uses the theme of the closed door but penetrates deep into an architecturally sound space....

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THE BREAD SELLER

Fresco from the House of the Baker c. 70 Museo Nazionale, Naples Freshly baked breads are sold from a counter on the baker's stand....

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BROTHEL FRESCO

Pompeii Fresco of a man and woman in bed....

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INTERSECTION

Pompeii After 80 B.C. This is a typical intersection. Wheeled traffic passed over and around the pedestrian stepping stones....

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LATE THIRD STYLE WALL

From the tablinum House of Marcus Lucretius Fronto Pompeii Between 50 and 60 In this late third style wall the once restrained decorative elements are becoming excessive and architectural depth is reintroduced....

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THIRD STYLE MYTHOLOGICAL SCENE

From the triclinium House of Sacerdos Amandus Pompeii The mythological scene of the chained Andromeda being freed by Perseus tends to emphasize the landscape and cool atmosphere instead of the people. This characteristic is also typical of the third style....

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FOURTH STYLE DECORATION

From a house in Herculaneum c. 70 Museo Nazionale, Naples The eye travels in and around, over and under, and further and further into the indefinable distance....

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WALL PAINTING

Portrait of a Young Woman From a House in Pompeii c. 50 Museo Nazionale, Naples A wall painting less than a foot in diameter, this delicate portrait (probably of the lady or daughter of the house) was worked into the wall decoration....

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