Are you passionate about the history of Pompeii? Here are some ... presumably a young bride, whose 'head has been separated from the rest of the sculpture at chin level by the pyroclastic ash ...

Pompeii, a vast archaeological site in southern Italy's Campania region, has been restricting the number of tourists to the ...

The re-discovery of Pompeii in 1748 has been a huge inspiration for the world of art, literature and culture. Some of the most famous paintings to depict the eruption include Joseph Wright’s ...

Organized by the office of Pompeii’s archaeological superintendent, the exhibition includes nearly 500 objects (sculpture ... and a finely chiseled head of an Amazon warrior in the style ...

including a jug with a lion’s head and a sphinx on the handle. Located in Pompeii’s Regio V section, the main site of active archaeological work at the complex, the home was first excavated in ...

Nearby lies the head ... a hook. Pompeii park has started a collaboration with the Department of Child Neuropsychiatry at Naples’ Federico II University to study the children’s art.

open image in gallery The sculptures depict a man and woman standing side by side (Archaeological Park of Pompeii/Alfio Giannotti) The tomb’s main feature is a large wall, peppered with niches ...

But there is something tantalising about the art of Pompeii, too. It is rather as though ... sits in an attitude that has always signified melancholy, the head, heavy with thought, supported ...

A marble relief sculpture depicting earthquake of 62 C.E. from Pompeii was found in the basement ... the museum’s head of exhibitions, speaking to VRT NWS. “That piece corresponds to a similar ...

Its size was uncommonly small compared with others found in Pompeii, including some situated close by, and adding to the intrigue is the fact that it contains such lavish art inside. The frescoes ...