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boscoreale grid — Vibrant frescoes from Room M at Boscoreale blur the line between urban, rural, and sacred scenes as well as what is real and imaginary.

Room M of the Villa of Publius ...

by Jessica Mingoia

Second Style painting, cubiculum (bedroom), Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, 50–40 B.C.E., fresco (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) — Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii two millennia ago—creating a time capsule of the evolution of Roman painting.

Roman wall painting styles

by Dr. Jessica Leay Ambler

Still Life with Peaches (left), two dates, a silver tray with prunes, dried figs and dates with a glass of red wine (center), and branch of Peaches, Fourth Style wall painting from Herculaneum, Italy, c. 62-69 C.E., fresco, 14 x 13 1/2 inches (Archaeological Museum, Naples) — Hospitality was key in ancient Rome, and this wall painting shows the gifts that guests may have received.

Still Life with Peaches

by Dr. Lea Cline

Villa of Mysteries, before 79 C.E., fresco, Pompeii — Standing outside of the state religion, mystery cults are an intriguing puzzle. Does art hold the answer?

Dionysiac frieze, Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii

by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

Painted Garden, Villa of Livia, fresco, 30-20 B.C.E. (Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo, Rome) — Step into a stunning painted garden that gives insight into the flora and fauna of ancient Rome.

Painted Garden, Villa of Livia

by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

Gorgon in medaillon. Roman fresco from the Casa dei Vettii (VI 15,1) in Pompeii. — Buried by a volcanic eruption two thousand years ago, this Roman house was the epitome of wealth and style.

Pompeii: House of the Vettii

by Dr. Jeffrey A. Becker