Roman Frescoed Room

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A room from the Villa of the Farnesina, Rome, early 1st century BCE. Probably used as a bedroom. The fresco surrounds the whole room and uses trompe-l'oeil effects to create perspective. The central panel shows Dionysos nursed by nymphs, the left panel shows a seated Aphrodite with Eros. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome).

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, May 18). Roman Frescoed Room. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1240/roman-frescoed-room/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Frescoed Room." World History Encyclopedia, May 18, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1240/roman-frescoed-room/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Frescoed Room." World History Encyclopedia, 18 May 2013, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1240/roman-frescoed-room/.

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