Caption

Photo reproduction of a fresco in Pompeii, Italy, photograph, reproduction, number: '70.', number: '11', Pompeii, after painting by anonymous, 1851 - 1900, photographer, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 304 mm x width 402 mm, picture, painting, wall covering, A section of an ornate wall or frieze with layered horizontal bands of decorative motifs, including a top cornice with a patterned border and a central recessed panel featuring a carved face peering from an opening, a swag of foliage and flowers draped below it, a middle register with scrolling acanthus designs, stylized vases, and human faces set among intricate curving ornament, and a lower register showing a row of egg-and-dart molding above a band of repeating spiral motifs and a darker field beneath; the surface appears aged and worn with visible cracks, spots of discoloration, and areas where the plaster or paint has chipped away.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_426

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.6Mb (12.0Mb) / 14.6in x 11.6in / 4390 x 3474 (300dpi)

Keywords

Photo reproduction fresco Pompeii Italy photograph reproduction number 70 11 painting anonymous 1851 - 1900 photographer pasteboard paper albumen print height 304 mm x width 402 mm picture wall covering section ornate wall frieze layered horizontal bands decorative motifs top cornice patterned border central recessed panel featuring carved face peering opening swag foliage flowers draped middle register scrolling acanthus designs stylized vases human faces set intricate curving ornament lower register showing row egg- -dart molding band repeating spiral motifs darker field beneath surface aged worn visible cracks spots discoloration areas plaster paint chipped away