Posted on 04/25/2020 12:12:37 PM PDT by mairdie
A scroll through frescoes from a single room in the House of Mysteries, assumed to depict the rite of initiation for a young girl into the Dionysian Mysteries, a mystery cult. The house, located in a suburb of Pompeii, was destroyed in the volcanic explosion of 79 AD and excavated beginning in 1909.
This is the type of painting that inspired Neoclassical painters like Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
Don’t stomp on me?
Nice lookin' book, btw!
:^)
I illustrate anything I can get my hands on. My big book of Henry Livingston’s life is too full of illustrations to make a paperback version, as I did with the other two, so it only exists as an ebook.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NAGIDZL/
I’m currently working on illustrating a book of my father’s mother. Sort of stuck on her bio.
http://www.iment.com/maida/family/father/catharineburnett/hotshots.htm
I illustrate anything I can get my hands on. My big book of Henry Livingston’s life is too full of illustrations to make a paperback version, as I did with the other two, so it only exists as an ebook.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NAGIDZL/
I’m currently working on illustrating a book of my father’s mother. Sort of stuck on her bio.
http://www.iment.com/maida/family/father/catharineburnett/hotshots.htm
Remarkable frescoes. The women are very expressive. Thank you, mairdie. I visited Pompei twice, second time was not enjoyable as too crowded with tourists.
Awestruck! You saw them as they should be seen. That’s amazing. Does that mean you saw Rome and Florence and Venice, too?
Yes, mairdie. I was born in Rome, full Italian. Married an American. We traveled back to Europe every couple of years so my family could see our children. I have been fortunate to see so much of Europe.
Absolute envy. WHAT a heritage! A complete gift for your children and generations to come.
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