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Ancient Roman cityscape

Cityscape from the Villa Boscoreale

Cityscape from the Villa Boscoreale

This is a fresco.

It’s quite wonderful the way the houses are stacked.

I feel I have to go to Italy and see all the delights with my own eyes.

See the previously posted “The Unswept Floor, or, of vestiges and precursors.”

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged fresco, Italian art, visual art on September 22, 2013 by jahsonic.

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