Caption

Photo reproduction of a fresco depicting Venus and Mars in Pompeii, Italy, Marte e Venere, Pompei, photograph, reproduction, number: '11', number: '81.', inscription: 'Mars et Venus, peinture, Pompei', Pompeii, after painting by anonymous, 1851 - 1900, photographer, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 406 mm x width 308 mm, (story of) Venus (Aphrodite), (story of) Mars (Ares), wall-covering, A worn circular fresco fragment shows two adjacent figures within a laurel-like border, one figure on the left with dark curly hair and a bare shoulder, the other on the right with long hair partly covered by a draped veil, both faces rendered in a faded, weathered style with visible cracks and surface abrasion across the image and darkened areas around the perimeter.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_413

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.4Mb (9.8Mb) / 10.6in x 12.6in / 3182 x 3782 (300dpi)

Keywords

Photo reproduction fresco depicting Venus Mars Pompeii Italy Marte e Venere Pompei photograph reproduction number 11 81 inscription Mars et Venus peinture painting anonymous 1851 - 1900 photographer pasteboard paper albumen print height 406 mm x width 308 mm story of Aphrodite Ares wall-covering worn circular fresco fragment two adjacent figures within laurel- border figure left dark curly hair bare shoulder right long hair partly covered draped veil faces rendered faded weathered style visible cracks surface abrasion across image darkened areas perimeter