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New fresco from Pompeii just dropped and this dog is a mood

"The frescos depict Greek mythology: Paris kidnaps Helen which triggers the Trojan War"

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Considerations on three newly discovered paintings of episodes of the Greek myth from Pompeii

Considerations on three newly discovered paintings of episodes of the Greek myth from Pompeii

A newly excavated large dining room (oecus) at Pompeii (room no. 24 in the ‘insula’ or block of houses 10, in the 9th ‘regio’ or quarter of the city), dated in the last decade of the 1st c. BC, has internal walls endowed with paintings on a black background. Three pictures represent episodes of the Greek myth. On the north wall of the hall there is the depiction of Helen and Paris, whose…

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animals in art: snakes

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Sir Edward John Poynter (French-born British, 1836-1919) Faithful Unto Death, 1865 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK During the excavations at Pompeii in the early 19th century, the skeleton of a soldier in full armour was discovered. Romantic historians of the period assumed that he had remained loyally at his post while all the other inhabitants of Pompeii were fleeing from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

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Winding wool in a Pompeian garden, 1894 John William Godward

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Faithful Unto Death, Edward Poynter, 1865

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Thinking about him (the soldier in Poynter’s Faithful Until Death painting watching an apocalypse unfold around him with horror in his eyes as he tries to keep himself standing beneath a doorway, based on an actual 19th century archeological find of a man in full soldier’s garb under a doorway at Pompeii)

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the fires of pompeii

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The House of Vettii frescoes, Pompeii 79AD

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Details of ‘The Last Day of Pompeii’ by Karl Bryullov, c. 1830-33.

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bigger than the whole sky // t.s.

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2,000-Year-Old 'Pizza' Fresco Discovered in Pompeii

Italians are known for their love of pizza – and now archaeologists may have discovered a painting which depicts what might be its precursor in Pompeii.

Italy’s culture ministry said the flatbread depicted in the 2,000-year-old fresco ‘may be a distant ancestor of the modern dish’.

This is because it lacks the classic ingredients to technically be considered a pizza, with tomatoes and mozzarella not available when the fresco was painted some 2,000 years ago.

Tomatoes were introduced from America a few centuries back, while stories of the origins of mozzarella vary. Some historians suggest its genesis dates as far back as 1000 A.D. when it was invented accidentally, while others claim a much later discovery of mozzarella in the 1700s led to the invention of pizza in nearby Naples.

The fresco was found in the hall of a house next to a bakery during recent digs this year at the site in southern Italy.

The skeletons of three people were also found near the oven in the working areas of the home in recent weeks, a culture ministry statement added.

The discovery was made during new excavations of Regio IX in the centre of Pompeii.

Archaeologists say the flatbread in the picture may have been eaten with fruits such as pomegranates or dates, or dressed with spices and a type of pesto sauce.

Pompeii director Gabriel Zuchtriegel said it shows the contrast between a ‘frugal and simple meal’ and the ‘luxury of silver trays’.

‘How can we fail to think, in this regard, of pizza, also born as a ‘poor’ dish in southern Italy, which has now conquered the world and is also served in starred restaurants,’ he said.

Alongside the fresco, the skeletons of three people were also discovered in the working areas of the home in recent weeks, a culture ministry statement added.

Pompeii was destroyed in the eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

The sudden and deadly event left much of the structure intact, embalmed in volcanic ash, and the site is now a major archaeological project and tourist attraction.

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Stephan Vladislavovich Bakałowicz (Polish, 1857-1947) Pompeii at the walls, 1885

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Outside The Gate Of Pompeii, 1905 John William Godward

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A Pompeian Lady, John William Godward, 1891