Hall of Peacock Frescoes Restored at Pompeii Villa Belonging to Emperor Nero's Wife

Hall of Peacock Frescoes Restored at Pompeii Villa Belonging to Emperor Nero's Wife

Conservation work on a luxurious royal villa near Pompeii has revealed sumptuous frescoes, including one depicting a famous fictional theater character, and another of a peacock. Additional recent work using cast molds has identified the position of a colonnade of trees in the villa’s garden, showing that they were planted in precise ornamental positions. Called […] The post Hall of Peacock Frescoes Restored at Pompeii Villa Belonging to Emperor…

Archeologists Uncover Frescoes of ‘Vibrant Peacocks and Masks’ at Villa di Poppea Outside Naples

Archeologists have begun to uncover frescoes in the Hall of the Mask and the Peacock at the Villa di Poppaea at Oplontis, near Torre Annunziata, just outside Naples. Their discovery is part of an ongoing excavation and renovation project that began nearly a year ago, according to a release by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. These recently recovered frescoes, done in the Second Style, reveal the Hall’s “true dimensions and decorative richne…

Pompeii Archaeological Park Excavations Reveal Lavish Frescoes at Villa di Poppea

Fresh discoveries at the Pompeii Archaeological Park continue to shed light on elite Roman life, as archaeologists working near Pompeii have uncovered striking frescoes inside a villa destroyed by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. According to a report highlighted by Archaeology Magazine, the findings provide new insight into the artistic tastes,