Pompeii

ALEXANDER MOSAIC

The House of the Faun Pompeii c. 80 B.C. Museo Nazionale, Naples Darius on his chariot....

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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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THE STREET MUSICIANS

Dioskourides of Samos Villa of Cicero Pompeii c. 100 B.C. Museo Nazionale, Naples Mosaic has an important decorative role in the Roman household as well as in public buildings. This floor mosaic of street musicians, apparently based on a well-known third century B.C. painting, was made by a Greek artist, Dioskourides of Samos....

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1 Bible History Online "Images From The Past"

Coins, statues, busts, places, Reliefs and more...

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