Stunning frescoes revealed at Pompeii
Depicting scenes from Greek mythology, the works were discovered in the banqueting room of a large house in the ancient Roman city.
Archaeologists working at the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have revealed beautifully preserved frescoes in the Black Room, a banqueting hall in a newly excavated part of the site. It is the latest stunning find from Pompeii, which is almost perfectly preserved beneath ash and pumice deposited by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.
The Art Newspaper
April 11, 2024
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The two frescoes, which are painted on the hall’s walls, show scenes from Greek mythology and literature. One presents Paris, the prince of Troy, meeting the beautiful Spartan princess Helen—his subsequent kidnapping of her triggered the Trojan War, as described in Homer’s Iliad.
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