The German archaeologist August Mau was the first scholar to classify the Pompeian painting in four styles. The first style, called structural style, referring to the period from the third to the first century BC, was an imitation stucco, often in relief. Significant examples of this style can be found in the House of theContinue reading “Pompeian Styles”
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Wall painting in Pompeii
The first scholar to classify the Pompeian painting was the German archaeologist August Mau that stood out in four styles. The FIRST STYLE, referring to the period from III to I century BC, of Greek origin, structural style or fouling, was an imitation of stucco, often in relief, a technique called opus quadratum, used toContinue reading “Wall painting in Pompeii”
Pompeii and Herculaneum tours with an archaeologist 