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title: Fresco, Pompeii
author: Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di Napoli)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/961/fresco-pompeii/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-02-19
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# Fresco, Pompeii
_Authored by Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di Napoli)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/961.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [Fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) (c. 60 CE) from the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) town of [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/) depicting Terentius Neo holding a scroll and his wife who holds a stylus and [writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/) tablet. From the Villa di Guilia Felice. The villas of Pompeii were richly decorated with [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) paintings depicting all manner of subjects such as [mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/mythology/), erotica, [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/), trompe-l'oeil, religious practices, sports and family portraits.
National Archaeological Museum, Naples.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Napoli), M. H. (. a. t. M. A. N. d. (2012, November 15). Fresco, Pompeii. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Napoli), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di. "Fresco, Pompeii." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 15, 2012. .
### MLA
Napoli), Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di. "Fresco, Pompeii." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Nov 2012, .
## License & Copyright
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