The extraordinary images that emerged from ash show Dionysian followers dancing and hunting, which are akin to frescoes of the nearby Villa of the Mysteries that were found 100 years ago.
Workers uncovered elaborate frescoes hidden behind a mantel in a church. The glittering works of art are revealing more about ...
Stunning in their scale, colour and detail, frescoes can give us a fascinating glimpse of ancient civilisations. Every now and then, a new fresco is discovered which sheds further light onto how ...
The frescoes are examples of the painting tradition of trompe-l'oeil, an optical illusion that tricks us into thinking we're gazing out onto 3D pastoral scenes through broken stone walls.
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