Wall paintings on black ground: from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase
Unknown
last decade of the 1st century BCE · Fresco · Greek and Roman Art
On black ground, in center, a religious ceremony taking place before a tower. In foreground, a pair of slim columns supporting ornate pediment. Above each column, portrait enclosed in medallion. Left portrait is probably Julia, daughter of Augustus; right Livia, wife of Augustus.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- last decade of the 1st century BCE
- Medium
- Fresco
- Culture
- Roman, Pompeian
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1920
