Landscape fresco, House of Fabius Amandus, Pompeii, Italy
Small landscape fresco panel, 1st century AD, on the wall of the atrium of the Casa di Fabio Amandio, or House of Fabius Amandus, Pompeii, Italy. The fresco is in the Fourth Style of Roman wall painting, 60-79 AD, a complex narrative style. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13435566
Media ID
45145556
Size
5315px x 4803px
(12.5MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
