Frescoes were used to ornament walls, including those of the villae urbanae (houses of the wealthy citizens), and those of public and religious places, such as baths and temples. Frescoes were paintings made on fresh plaster, which were then frozen and protected by the drying process of the plaster. The material would have been carefully built up to as many as seven layers in the wealthiest houses. As well as pleasing patterns, as evident in these pieces, popular scenes from mythology were often used in decoration. However, they have rarely survived until modern times. It is actually Pompeii that provides us with some of the best samples of wall decorations, as the ashes that covered them after the eruption of the Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD protected the, from natural erosion and oxidation.
Selection of Pompeian Fresco Fragments
£ 90.00
A selection of fresco plaster fragments uncovered in Pompeii. Each piece displays well-preserved pigments including a selection of vibrant blue, red, yellow and brown block colours. The reverse features the unadorned plaster.
Condition: Good condition. Signs of ageing on the surface with some of the pigment having faded.
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