Pompeii
Title
Pompeii
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
May 20, 2016
Alternative Title or Name
Stabian Baths
Creator2
Allen, Will (photograph)
Work Type
architectural elements
Date
2015
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Pompeii (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
columns (architectural elements)
bathhouses (water recreation structures)
Doric (architectural style)
porticoes
Description
View of Doric columns along portico at the Stabian baths at Pompeii, Italy. "The Stabian baths ... are the largest, best-preserved and the oldest baths, since they were built as soon as the Romans entered Pompeii. The entire complex gravitates around the large trapezoidal peristyle (one can see the tuff columns from the Samnite-Republican period, covered with a thick layer of plaster during the Imperial Age"--Pompeii nowadays and 2000 years ago, by Alberto C. Carpiceci.
Material/Medium
tuff
stone (worked rock)
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
WA039
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