Europe
Frescoes of the Villa of the Mysteries
Unknown
When it was made
c. 60 CE
How do we know this date?
The date is approximate. (approximate date (before 79 CE))
Certainty: high Source: archeologia
A cycle of paintings of disputed iconography, preserved thanks to the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE.
Facts
- Culture
- Roman Empire
- Place of origin
- Pompeii, Italy
- Where it is today
- in situ
- Institution
- Parco Archeologico di Pompei
- Type
- Wall painting
- Material
- fresco
- Movement / style
- Ancient Roman art
