Sailboat detail from Pompeiian fresco.

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Detail from an architectural fresco of Pompeii, typical of frescos of other Vesuvian cities around the Bay of Naples. They evoke the lavish architecture of collonaded coastal villas and resort towns with terraced landscapes, linked by extensive porticoes with large garden peristyles. Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di Napoli.

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