Painting

Subjects for wall paintings in the Roman house included religious and mythological scenes, convincing trompe l'oeil, gardens, animals, scenic vistas and vignettes, and the fantastic.

	A shore scene, Massimo Museum, Rome.		Sacrificing a pig to Priapus, Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii.

	Dining room, Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii.		The Villa Poppaea, Oplontis.

	A dining room in the Villa Poppaea, Oplontis.		The prices of wine painted on the outside wall of a forum wine shop, Herculaneum.

	Temple of the Augustales, Herculaneum.		Temple of the Augustales, Herculaneum.

	Venus on her shell, in the House of Venus, Pompeii.		Narcissus, House of D. Octavius Quartius, Pompeii.

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