Pompeii
Title
Pompeii
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
January 25, 2016
Alternative Title or Name
Venus Pompeiana
Creator2
Aluzzo, Adrienne (photograph)
Work Type
visual works (works)
Date
2006
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Pompeii (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
frescoes (paintings)
putti (motifs)
Description
Detail view of fresco from the House of Venus and the Four Gods of a cherub holding an olive branch in one hand in Pompeii, Italy. "Dedications to Venus appear in multiple forms throughout the city. Inscriptions refer to her as Venus Pompeiana, Venus Fisica, and Venus Fisica Pompeiana, and her iconography varies accordingly. When Venus is described in an inscription as Pompeiana, she is presented fully dressed, wearing an elaborate diadem and bearing the symbols of Fortuna, an olive branch and boat oar,"--Goddess of the Garden: Evidence of Everyday Life and Worship in the Gardens of Pompeii, by Kimberly Carver.
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
aaita043
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