Pompeii - Finestre sull'Arte

Pompeii: Ceramic Artifacts May Indicate That the Ancient City Was Visited During the Renaissance

Pompeii and the Renaissance might seem like two historical realities that are worlds apart and difficult to connect. Recent discoveries made inthe Insula Meridionalis area, however, seem to tell a different story. Certain materials and ceramic artifa...
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On Disney+, Tom Hiddleston, with the help of experts, retraces the final 24 hours of Pompeii

Starting July 23, *Pompeii: Out of Time*, starring Tom Hiddleston, is available on Disney+. This three-episode National Geographic docuseries takes viewers on a journey to discover one of the most dramatic events in ancient history. Using an approach...
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Pompeii: a possible doctor identified among the victims of the Orto dei Fuggiaschi

In Pompeii, a new analysis on finds from the Orto dei Fuggiaschi makes it possible to propose a different interpretation of one of the victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D., pointing to the deceased's possible membership in the category of p...
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Pompeii, a new permanent path for casts of victims of the Vesuvius eruption

A new exhibit dedicated to the casts of the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. recounts for the first time in an organic way the origin, history and technique of one of Pompeii's most famous and poignant testimonies. The exhibit, wh...
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Pompeii, tour guides in revolt against the closure of their post in the park

Pompeii 's tour guides are up in arms against the Archaeological Park headed by Gabriel Zuchtriegel following the decision to cancel the guides' permanent post inside the excavations, which had existed for 15 years. According to the guides, the commu...
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Pompeii, frescoes with peacocks and masks surface in the Villa of Poppaea at Oplontis

An excavation and restoration site of the Villa of Poppea is currently underway at Oplontis-Torre Annunziata, which is particularly involving the famous Hall of the Mask and the Peacock, one of the residence's most refined rooms, decorated in II styl...
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Pompeii told by two 19th-century artists: Bazzani and de Rumine. The exhibitions at the MANN in Naples

Last Sept. 17, the National Archaeological Museum of Naples opened to the public two new exhibitions that are part of the permanent Domus section, dedicated to the culture ofliving in the Vesuvian area. The exhibitions aim to broaden the visitor expe...
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Pompeii Threnody: Cerith Wyn Evans' exhibition at the Antiquarium of Boscoreale

Like a funeral song of ancient origin, evocative and layered, the exhibition Pompeii Threnody by Cerith Wyn Evans (Llanelli, 1958) seeks to open a silent and unintentional dialogue with the memory of Pompeii, with the idea of a reflection on time, tr...
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