Lupanare (brothel), Pompeii, Italy, view into one of the rooms.
Title |
Lupanare (brothel), Pompeii, Italy, view into one of the rooms. |
Cultural Context |
Ancient Roman Italian European Western European |
Style/Period |
Roman (ancient Italian style) |
Subject |
Architecture Buildings Brothels Prostitution Interiors Rooms & spaces Architectural elements Walls Doors & doorways Beds Murals Paintings Erotica Sex Relations between the sexes Men Women City & town life |
Description |
"One of the rooms in the Lupanare. Through the door we see a stone pallet, which was usually covered with cushions and fabric to make it more comfortable. Above the door jamb is one of the various frescoes that adorned the brothel walls." (Caption, p. 194) |
Location Depicted |
Pompeii (Extinct city) Italy |
Technique |
Fresco painting (technique) Mural painting (activity) Painting (image-making) |
Work Type |
Architecture Buildings Brothels Rooms & spaces |
Source |
Coarelli, Filippo, ed. Pompeii. Trans. Patricia A. Cockram. New York: Riverside Book, 2002. (p.194 top right). |
Rights |
© MAGNUS EDIZIONI SpA, Udine, Italy. Photograph reproduced in Coarelli courtesy: Alfredo and Pio Foglia, Naples. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 761-15.jpg |
Rating |
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