Wall painting in the third style, ornamental, from an unidentified house in Pompeii. With paintings of theatre masks and gods against a blue ground, garlands and festoons above. Illustration drawn by Geremia Discanno and lithographed by Victor Steeger from Emile Presuhn's Choix des plus Belles et Interessantes Peintures de Pompei, Choice of the Most Beautiful and Interesting Paintings in Pompeii, Weigel, Leipzig, 1882. German archeologist Presuhn (1844-1881) lived in Italy for eight years and, with Mr. Discanno, made exact copies of many wall paintings that are now lost.
RMID:Image ID:2KE7502
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Florilegius / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2KE7502File size:
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5276 x 6853 px | 44.7 x 58 cm | 17.6 x 22.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
28 September 2012Photographer:
FlorilegiusMore information:
This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.