#frescos

[blueiskewl]

House of the Vettii

Pompeii home owned by former slaves reopens.

The House of the Vettii, known as Pompeii's Sistine Chapel, has reopened to the public for the first time in 20 years after an extensive restoration.

The house, built in the second century BC, was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.

It was named after its owners, the Vettii brothers, two former slaves.

Aulus Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius Restitutus got wealthy by selling wine after they were freed.

Adorned in mythological frescos and phallic sculptures, the house reopened on Tuesday after years of restoration work.

Excavation works carried out between late 1894 and early 1896 showed that the ancient Roman townhouse, built on top of the ruins of an earlier house, had survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

"The owners, freedmen and ex-slaves, are the expression of a social mobility that would have been unthinkable two centuries earlier," said Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.

He added that the brothers became rich by trading agricultural products from the surrounding area in Pompeii - but added that prostitution was also practiced in their house.

In the house, the Greek god of fertility and abundance, Priapus, is depicted in a fresco weighing his own phallus against a bag of money.

Ornate furnishings inside the house, as well as Greek and Roman sculptures in bronze and marble, offer a glimpse into the lifestyle of the elite.

#Pompeii #Pompeii's Sistine Chapel #The House of the Vettii #Mount Vesuvius #Aulus Vettius Conviva #Aulus Vettius Restitutus #Priapus #frescos #mosaics #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #roman history #roman empire #roman art

[illustratus]

#knights #medieval #art #palazzo comunale #san gamignano #tuscany #northern italy #italy #history #europe #european #fresco #frescoes #frescos #azzo di masetto #dante hall #sala di dante #tournament #jousting tournament #tournaments #battles #battle #war #middle ages #combat #duels

[empirearchives]

Three cupids being led by tortoises, swans & butterflies

Michelangelo Maestri, Italian

c. 1802-1812, Napoleonic era

Maestri’s finest compositions are based on motifs from antique frescos discovered in Pompeii and Herculaneum and from designs by Raphael or his pupil Giulio Romano. His work became very popular among European travelers during their Grand Tour during the early 19th century.

#Michelangelo Maestri #maestri #Italian #Italian art #painting #Cupid #cherubs #motifs #fresco #frescos #napoleonic era #19th century #first french empire #french empire #empire style #empire #neoclassicism #neoclassical #neoclassical art #pompeii #antique #Rome #Ancient Rome #Michelangelo #history #the grand tour #Raphael #napoleonic

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

An impressive tomb with depictions of Cerberus and Centaurs was found in in the municipality of Giugliano in Campania, Italy. Paintings of sea-centaurs, the hellhound Cerberus and other mythical beings cover a 2,200-year-old tomb unearthed in Italy. During excavation for infrastructure work near Naples, archaeologists noticed the hypogeum a large tomb with chambers or niches for burying several people in perfect condition, its entrance still covered with tiles. The tomb is adorned with multiple frescos, the most notable of which depicts Cerberus - the three-headed guardian of the Underworld - which has given it the name the Tomb of Cerberus. The tomb's inhabitant still remains on the funeral bed they were laid to rest on and is surrounded by a rich collection of objects. The chamber also contains an altar with vessels for libations.

[Robert Scott Horton]

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Theoretically, we are aware that the earth is spinning, but in reality we do not notice it: the ground we walk on seems to be stationary and gives no cause for alarm. The same happens with Time.

from "In Search of Lost Time, Book 2: In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower" by Marcel Proust

[alive on all channels]

#maps #space and time #Cerberus #cenaurs #Italy #tomb #frescos #the Underworld #Robert Scott Horton #In Search of Lost Time #alive on all channels #quotes #Marcel Proust

[surya-chandra]

Artwork from Thailand, artist unknown

Sigiri Apsara, frescos at Sigiriya Lion Rock, Sri Lanka. 5th century CE

#divine feminine #art #Thailand #Sri Lanka #frescos #paintings

[istmos]

Manuel Valente Alves, Alvito, Portugal, 2022

#manuel valente alves #frescos

[vox-anglosphere]

The Dome and Lantern above the Great Hall in Castle Howard

Destroyed by fire in 1940, the Great Hall had to be completely rebuilt

#Castle Howard #Great Hall #North Yorkshire #York #UK #Earls of Carlisle #baroque architecture #English mansions #frescos #classical design #Great fire of 1940 #restoration

[mailmiocuoredipietratremaancora]

Quando mi chiedono perché non ho una lista delle mie chiese preferite in Italia pt. 2: Roma

#mailmiocuoredipietratremaancora #rome #rome italy #italy #love #beauty #art #aesthetic #italian architecture #italian churches #churches #italian art #frescos #paintings #italian baroque #baroque #italian culture #italian beauty #churches ceilings #ceilings #religious art #religious architecture

[distor777]

Jozo Kljakovic

#Jozo Kljakovic #art #painting #artwork #19th century art #classical art #dark aesthetic #academia aesthetic #20th century art #croatian art #croatian artist #contemporary art #monumental #monumental art #dark art #biblical #art nuveau #art deco #frescos

[venicepearl]

Cappella del Monte in the Church of San Pietro in Montorio (Rome). Designed by Giorgio Vasari, the ceiling of the chapel contains the fresco The Conversion of St. Paul, by Vasari. On each side, tombs of Antonio and Fabiano del Monte with statues of Justice and Religion sculpted by Bartolomeo Ammannati.

#Cappella del Monte #Chiesa di San Pietro in Montorio #Roma #Rome #Giorgio Vasari #Bartolomeo Ammannati #frescos #tombs #statues #photo #photography #Architecture #interior

[isolatedcorner]

Scenes of the Life of Christ, executed by some of the most important painters of the school of Giotto in the mid 14th century. (From left to right:) The Way to Calvary (by Spinello Aretino), The Crucifixion (by Taddeo Gaddi) and The Resurrection and the Ascension (by Niccolò Gerini).

📍Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence

#stew’s travels #my photos #italy #firenze #photography #art #dark academia #florence #christian art #basilica di santa croce #frescos #medieval art

[robfrid]

More from #yesterday ;) The @museicapitolini Part I #art #frescos #sculptures #unbelievable #bernini #medusa #hannibal #marcusaurelius #romulusandremus #hercules #marble #pearls #rooftops #chandelierseverywhere #richrichrich #omg #rome #roma #ciaoroma https://www.instagram.com/p/CpIFRMXtGjf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#yesterday #art #frescos #sculptures #unbelievable #bernini #medusa #hannibal #marcusaurelius #romulusandremus #hercules #marble #pearls #rooftops #chandelierseverywhere #richrichrich #omg #rome #roma #ciaoroma

[seraphim88]

Statues of angels and the virgin mary, mild blood and gore, the pale aesthetic, renaissance frescos, the human body, poetry that puts my tensions into perspective; these are the things i live for.

#pale aesthetic #pale grunge #statues #renaissance art #frescos #paintings #art #textpost #bodies #passions #what i live for #i live for this #i live for these moments #me

[empirearchives]

After Franciszek Smuglewicz’s Ancient Fresco Designs

Hand-colored engravings by M. Carloni

#frescos #fresco #polish #Poland #artist #ancient #antiquity #vintage #late 18th century #18th century #18th century art #neoclassical art #neoclassical #neoclassicism #Franciszek Smuglewicz #Smuglewicz #M. Carloni #carloni #art #design #designs #Ancient Rome #Rome #Italy #painting #mural #rococo

[10siglosdehistora]

Capilla Scrovegni (Padua, Italia), ciclo de frescos de Giotto (c.1267 - 1337)

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La consacrazione della Cappella degli Scrovegni avvenne il 25 marzo 1305. Perhaps not everyone knows that every year on this date, a special lighting effect occurs inside the Chapel. From the star-shaped opening of the first frame lateral window, at about 10 a.m., a ray of sunlight enters, illuminating the Blessed of the Last Judgement and striking the hand of Enrico Scrovegni, who is holding the model of the Chapel in the act of giving it to the Virgin Mary, in suffrage for the soul of his father Reginaldo, the usurer mentioned by Dante in Canto XVII of the Inferno. Foto di Genovese Sofia

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On 25 March 1305, the consecration of the Scrovegni Chapel took place. Perhaps not everyone knows that every year on this date a special light effect occurs inside the Chapel. From the star-shaped opening in the frame of the first side window at around 10 a.m. a ray of sunlight enters, illuminating the blessed of the Last Judgement and hitting the hand of Enrico Scrovegni, who is holding the model of the Chapel in the act of giving it to the Virgin Mary, in suffrage for the soul of his father Reginaldo, the usurer mentioned by Dante in Canto XVII of the Inferno.

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Il 25 marzo 1305 ebbe luogo la consacrazione della Cappella Scrovegni. Forse non tutti sanno che ogni anno, in questa data, si produce un particolare effetto luminoso all'interno della Cappella. Dall'apertura a forma di stella del telaio della prima finestra laterale, verso le 10 del mattino, entra un raggio di sole che illumina il beato del Giudizio Universale e colpisce la mano di Enrico Scrovegni, che tiene il modello della Cappella nell'atto di consegnarla alla Vergine Maria, in suffragio per l'anima di suo padre Reginaldo, l'usuraio menzionato da Dante nel Canto XVII dell'Inferno.

#middle ages #il quattrocento #giotto da bondone #frescos #fresco painting

[fotograrte]

Frescos del techo del Salón de Venus (Palacio de Versalles)

Fresco del techo. Salón de Venus. Palacio de Versalles. París. Este salón, así como el Salón de Diana, constituía el principal acceso al Gran Aposento, ya que la gran escalera, conocida como “escalera de los Embajadores” (destruida en 1752) desembocaba en él. Durante las veladas de aposento, aquí se instalaban mesas cubiertas de cestas de flores, de pirámides de fruta fresca y singular como…

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#Barroco #Francia #Frescos #Jacques Rousseau #Le Brun #Luis XIV #Palacio de Versalles #Pintura #Siglo XVII