Third-Style Wall Fresco (Primary Title)
Wall Painting with a landscape scene (Exhibition Title)
Unknown (Artist)
The central panel of this fresco features a landscape populated with a sanctuary on the left, a small arched shrine, and several individuals. The scene is composed like a decorative panel hung on the wall and framed by slender columns. In the upper right, a bird perches on the arm of a candelabrum, adding a touch of naturalism.
Many ancient Roman public and private buildings were adorned with vibrant frescoes, created by applying naturally occurring pigments like red and yellow ocher onto wet plaster. This artistic tradition flourished across the Roman Empire for centuries, but most surviving frescoes predate the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which covered Pompeii and neighboring towns, including Boscoreale. This fresco comes from a villa whose estate produced wine.
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