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 112
ble of containing a suf-ficient breadth of the black panels on eachside to give its full value to the perspectivehere represented, may, nevertheless, conveysome idea of the beautiful effect producedby the paintings on the walls of this portico.In the centre of these large black divisionsare placed… … THE PLATES. 69 but the architecture in the back-ground istinted with the aerial purple of distance. Over the portico, seen on the left throughthe arch, a pergula, or trellis-work of vines,such as occurs in modern Italy, is visible.On the right may be seen the manner inwhich the ancients sometimes…
Architecture, Roman
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