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Fresco of the fall of Icarus, House of the Priest Amandus, Pompeii, Italy

Detail of the fresco panel of the fall of Icarus, with Icarus falling through the sky, in the triclinium of the Casa del Sacerdos Amandus, or House of the Priest Amandus, Pompeii, Italy. The fresco is in the Third Style of Roman wall painting, 20–10 BC, characterised by an ornamental elegance in figurative and colourful decoration. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Copyright: Manuel Cohen
Image Size: 5551x3736 / 9.3MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 1st century BC 20-10 BC 3rd Style ancient antiquity archaeological Archaeological Areas of Pompeii Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata archaeology archeological archeology architectural detail art Campania Casa del Sacerdos Amandus classical color colour damaged death detail Europe European excavation fall of Icarus falling fine arts fresco heritage history horizontal House of the Priest Amandus Icarus image indoors inside interior Italia Italy Mount Vesuvius mythological mythology painting Pompeii Roman site sky Southern Europe Southern European Third Style tourism travel triclinium UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site Vesuvius volcanic eruption wall painting domus restoration restored 2015
Contained in galleries: Pompeii, Italy

Detail of the fresco panel of the fall of Icarus, with Icarus falling through the sky, in the triclinium of the Casa del Sacerdos Amandus, or House of the Priest Amandus, Pompeii, Italy. The fresco is in the Third Style of Roman wall painting, 20–10 BC, characterised by an ornamental elegance in figurative and colourful decoration. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen