Pompeiana : the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii, the result of excavations since 1819 (1837)
Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836 · London : Lewis A. Lewis · leaf 57
ctors, where is the beautiful picture of Per-seus and Andromeda, formerly engraved.In an arched cellar, near this last-namedexcavation, were found, in the year 1826,the skeletons of two or more persons whohad taken refuge during the fatal catas-trophe of Pompeii, carrying with them fourgold rings,… … POMPEIANA. / neighbouring house, once supposed by thecustodi to have been that of an apothecary,was a beautiful painting of Venus support-ing the wounded Adonis. His dogs lie athis feet, and a Cupid, with purple pinions,armed with two spears, is bewailing the un-fortunate hunter, in an attitude…
Architecture, Roman
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