Pompeii, Italy, thermopolium, interior view.
Title |
Pompeii, Italy, thermopolium, interior view. |
Cultural Context |
Ancient Roman Italian European Western European |
Style/Period |
Roman (ancient Italian style) |
Subject |
Architecture Buildings Stores & shops Cafes Restaurants Fast food restaurants Eating & drinking facilities Commercial facilities Mercantile facilities Business enterprises Business & finance Commerce Selling Interiors Architectural elements Doors & doorways Counters Merchandise displays Built-in furniture Furniture Walls Murals Paintings |
Description |
"A fine example of a thermopolium in Pompeii (I, 8, 8), with a stone counter and the jars ready to hold foods and beverages." (Caption, p. 135); "Among commercial enterprises of these types [shops, taverns and cafes], the most common in Pompeii were the thermopolia, cafes specializing in the sale of foods and hot beverages, especially wine. In the summer one could also certainly find cold drinks there, among them wine diluted with cold water. The main characteristic of these cafes was a stone counter, almost always L-shaped and fitted with brightly-colored marble frames into which were inserted large terra-cotta jars containing the various foodstuffs for sale." (Excerpt by Emidio De Albentiis, pp. 133;135) |
Location Depicted |
Pompeii (Extinct city) Italy |
Material |
Paint Stone (rock) Rock |
Technique |
Painting (image-making) Mural painting (activity) Fresco painting (technique) |
Work Type |
Architecture Buildings Cafes Restaurants Stores & shops |
Source |
Coarelli, Filippo, ed. Pompeii. Trans. Patricia A. Cockram. New York: Riverside Book, 2002. (p.135 bottom). |
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 761-07.jpg |
Rating |
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