Wall painting showing Bacchus, Venus and Apollo from a secluded seated area in a corner of a garden in the House of Apollo.


Wall painting showing Bacchus, Venus and Apollo from a secluded seated area in a corner of a garden in the Domus M. Herenulli Communis or House of Apollo, Reg. VI, Ins. VII, No. 23. Illustration drawn by Discanno and lithographed by Victor Steeger from Emile Presuhn's "Les Decorations Murales de Pompei," Weigel, Leipzig, 1878. German archeologist Presuhn (1844-1881) lived in Italy for eight years and, with Mr. Discanno, made exact copies of many wall paintings that are now lost.


Size: 6337px × 5186px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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