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Pompeii: House of the Golden Cupids, atrium fresco (VI 16,7)
Pompeii: Atrium frescos in House of the Golden Cupids (photo: Athena Review)
The
House of the Golden Cupids or Amorina Dorati (VI 16, 7) is considered one of the best
examples of domestic architecture and painting in the age of
Nero. Built in the 3rd c BC, the house was revised several times before
AD 79.
The
atrium includes both 3rd and 4th style paintings. The 3rd style
paintings there, frequently with white backgrounds such as seen in this
image, combine decorative architectural boundaries with mythological
scenes and fantasy motifs.
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