Pompeii
Title
Pompeii
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
January 25, 2016
Creator2
Aluzzo, Adrienne (photograph)
Work Type
visual works (works)
Date
2006
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Pompeii (deserted settlement)
Subject
sculpture (visual works)
dead (people)
Description
Sculpture of the body of a child who died in the volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii, Italy in 79 AD from the Garden of the Fugitives. "At noon Mount Vesuvius roared to life, spewing ash hundreds of feet into the air for 18 hours straight. The choking ash rained down on the cities in the surrounding countryside, filling courtyards, blocking doors, and collapsing roofs ... Those that did not flee the city of Pompeii in August of 79 AD were doomed. Buried for 1,700 years under 30 feet of mud and ash and reduced by the centuries to skeletons, they remained entombed until excavations took place in the early 19th century. As excavators continued to uncover human remains, they noticed that the skeletons were surrounded by voids in the compacted ash. By carefully pouring plaster of Paris into the spaces, the final poses, clothing, and faces of the last residents of Pompeii came to life,"--Imprisoned in Ash: The Plaster Citizens of Pompeii, by Atlas Obscura from Slate online.
Material/Medium
plaster
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
aaita050
- Date Added
- January 20, 2016
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- child, sculpture
- Citation
- “Pompeii,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 5, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/15264.