The statue represents the spear-bearer. This statue is located at the Archaeological Museum of Naples and it is one of the best copies we receive from history. T he original statue was executed in bronze by Polykleitos around 440 BC with the purpose to represent the ideal of harmony of the greek man, kalòs KaiContinue reading “The Doryphoros of Polykleitos at the Archaeological Museum of Naples”
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Information and advice for visiting Pompeii
Entrance Porta Marina (Marina Gate) – Piazza Esedra (Esedra Square) – Piazza Anfiteatro (Amphitheater Square) Opening times The Pompeii archeological site is open dailyApr–Oct 8:30am to 7:30pm, Nov–Mar 8:30am–5pm. The last entry is 90 minutes before closing. How to get to Pompeii By train Marina Gate and Esedra square: From Naples, take the half-hourly localContinue reading “Information and advice for visiting Pompeii”
Wall painting in Pompeii
The first scholar to classify the Pompeian painting was the German archaeologist August Mau that stood out in four styles. The FIRST STYLE, referring to the period from III to I century BC, of Greek origin, structural style or fouling, was an imitation of stucco, often in relief, a technique called opus quadratum, used toContinue reading “Wall painting in Pompeii”
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD
Findings from the archaeological and stratigraphic surveys on materials deposited during the eruption od Vesuvius in 79 AD compared with Pliny the Younger’s description of the event to Tacitus have shed light on the progression of consequences for people and things during the development of the eruptive event. On the mooring of 24 August 79Continue reading “The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD”
Pompeii and Herculaneum tours with an archaeologist 