Title

'Model of ruins of Pompeii, National Museum, Naples, Italy', c1909. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Model of ruins of Pompeii, National Museum, Naples, Italy', c1909. Pompeii was an ancient Roman city buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Model designed on the initiative of Giuseppe Fiorelli, supervisor of the excavations of Pompeii from 1861 at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. To be viewed on a Sun Sculpture stereoscope made by Underwood & Underwood. [The Rose Stereograph Company, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington & London, c1909]

Date

1909

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G32_077

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,8Mb (3,1Mb) / 15,1in x 15,9in / 4516 x 4782 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors Europe city Italy Italian historical architecture country playhouse Rome model housing theatre view museum color ruins ruin amphitheatre Pompeii Campania Roman location century vista vintage concept ruined B&W Colour Day cinematography black & white black and white Elevated View B W white and black 1900s 20th century Ancient Roman Ancient Rome stereoscope history historic Ancient city The Print Collector 1st century TGN outside photograph National Archaeological Museum panorama Unknown arial view Underwood & Underwood 1st century AD Museo Nazionale Giuseppe Rose Stereograph Co Rose Stereograph Company Giuseppe Fiorelli Fiorelli