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Lupanare (brothel), Pompeii, Italy, view into one of the rooms.

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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
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