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Wall Painting In The "Ixion Room," House of the Vettii

Wall Painting In The "Ixion Room," House of the Vettii
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Description: Pompeii. Rebuilt 62–79 CE.

House of the Vettii
It contains some of the best-preserved wall paintings of the time.
The "Ixion" room
Pictures resembling framed panel paintings and swags of garlands are painted above the marble dado.
Three-dimensionality is enhanced by use of linear perspective and volumetric figures.

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