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Pompeian Styles

The German archaeologist August Mau was the first scholar to classify the Pompeian painting in four styles. The first style, called structural style, referring to the period from the third to the first century BC, was an imitation stucco, often in relief. Significant examples of this style can be found in the House of theContinue reading “Pompeian Styles”

The restoration of the bread of Pompeii

Piece by piece. With great patience, Antonio Stampone, technical Research Laboratory of the Archaeological Superintendence of Pompeii, is recovering along with the loaves of bread transformed into hard lumps of coal from the cloud of hot gas and ash in 79 AD, poured on the southern slope of Mount Vesuvius. Patience and glue. The bread inContinue reading “The restoration of the bread of Pompeii”

A Day in Pompeii – Full-length animation

A Day in Pompeii, a Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, was held at Melbourne Museum from 26 June to 25 October 2009. Over 330,000 people visited the exhibition — an average of more than 2,700 per day — making it the most popular traveling exhibition ever staged by an Australian museum. Zero One created the animationContinue reading “A Day in Pompeii – Full-length animation”

The Exhibition: Pompeii and Europe. 1748–1943.

A great exhibition project to recount the fascination that the archaeological site of Pompeii held for artists and the European imagination, from the start of excavations in 1748 to its dramatic bombing in 1943. Pompeii and Europe. 1748–1943, the exhibition devised by the Superintendent for Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae Massimo Osanna, unfolds along a twofoldContinue reading “The Exhibition: Pompeii and Europe. 1748–1943.”

Pompeian bodies from the ash

The plaster casts of Pompeii will be transferred to the restoration laboratory of the Superintendence Department in order to be studied with X ray investigations and scanner reconstruction. The restoration of the Vesuvian ancient inhabitants is provided for the Great Pompeii Project and more than twenty of them will be on view at the exhibition “Pompeii andContinue reading “Pompeian bodies from the ash”

Pompeii site: new rules and tickets on line

Pompeii: From Jenuary 15th it is not allowed entering backpack that exceed the size of 30x30x15 cm.. The ban comes from the increasing necessity of safeguarding the heritage of the site. The outsize bags and backpack can be left in free cloakroom at entry gates to the archaeological site of Pompeii or on buses. From the sameContinue reading “Pompeii site: new rules and tickets on line”

Photographic Safari in Pompeii archeological site

Last week in Pompeii archeological site, there was a great partecipation to the “Photo Safari” venture, promoted by Wikimedia Italia together with the Special Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Pompeii Herculaneum and Stabiae. This year, for the first time, the photographs of the most famous archaeological site in the world will took part to the contest “Wiki LovesContinue reading “Photographic Safari in Pompeii archeological site”

The premier of The Romani walk at London transport Museum

Ben Kane has been a writer for 5 years. He is fond of Roman history, and he has written 8 books most of which has featured on the Sunday time top Ten Best Seller. Last year he decided to be embaking on a challange to rise money for Doctor without borders. The challange was toContinue reading “The premier of The Romani walk at London transport Museum”

Touring with the Australian star Anh Do

Anh Do is famous Vietnames born Australian presentor, actor and comedian. He recently contacted Emilano, he wanted him to arrange a tour on the Amalfi coast by vespa. So on July 25th Emiliano guested the whole equipe of the Australian television. They went all together on tour on the Amalfi coast, the tour was entirely filmedContinue reading “Touring with the Australian star Anh Do”

New “domus” will be open in Pompeii

Starting form August 4th, more guardians have been recruited in Pompeii archeological site, so it will be possible to visit many “domus” that have been closed sice now. They will make the site much more interesting. The “domus” at issue are: Termopolio di Vetutio Placido Casa dei Ceii Casa del Larario di AchilleContinue reading “New “domus” will be open in Pompeii”