Wall painting of Orpheus in the House of Vesonius Primus.
Wall painting of Orpheus with lyre from viridarium (garden) of the House of Vesonius Primus, a fuller. He is surrounded by animals including a lion, cougar, boar, stag, rabbit, and blue flamingo. Illustration drawn by Discanno and lithographed by Victor Steeger from Emil Presuhn's "Pompeji. Die Neuesten Ausgrabungen von 1874-1881," Weigel, Leipzig, 1882. German archeologist Presuhn (1844-1881) lived in Italy for eight years and, with Mr. Discanno and Miss Amy Butts, made exact copies of many wall paintings that are now lost.
Size: 5850px × 4537px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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