Caption

Fresco Sacerdotessa di Venere Scavi Nuovi, Photo reproduction of a fresco in the Temple of Venus at Pompeii, Italy, Pompeii, photograph, reproduction, number: '11', number: '19.', after painting by anonymous, 1851 - 1900, photographer, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 245 mm x width 401 mm, wall-covering, Tempio di Venere, A faded monochrome fresco shows a central robed female figure standing with a veil over her head and a garment draped around her body, her hands raised near her chest; to her left a smaller standing figure in a long robe holds an object near waist height, and a bird with outstretched wings sits on a low altar in front of them; to the right a darker-clad figure stands partly behind the central woman, and a small statuette on a pedestal appears nearby; architectural elements including a columned structure with a triangular pediment occupy the upper right, and a row of small rounded objects atop a ledge appears in the upper left; a large bird is depicted in flight in the top left corner, and various vessels and bowls rest on low surfaces around the scene; the surface shows wear, cracks, and mottled discoloration across the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_444

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Rights managed

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41.3Mb (12.4Mb) / 11.4in x 14.1in / 3417 x 4225 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fresco Sacerdotessa di Venere Scavi Nuovi Photo reproduction fresco Temple Venus Pompeii Italy photograph reproduction number 11 19 painting anonymous 1851 - 1900 photographer pasteboard paper albumen print height 245 mm x width 401 mm wall-covering Tempio di Venere faded monochrome fresco central robed female figure standing veil head garment draped body hands raised near chest left smaller standing figure long robe holds object near waist height bird outstretched wings sits low altar front them right darker-clad figure stands partly central woman small statuette pedestal nearby architectural elements columned structure triangular pediment occupy upper right row small rounded objects atop ledge upper left large bird depicted flight top corner various vessels bowls rest low surfaces scene surface wear cracks mottled discoloration across image