Roman_Wall_painting_from_the_House_of_Giuseppe_II,_Pompeii,_1st_century_AD,_death_of_Sophonisba,_but_more_likely_Cleopatra_VII_of_Egypt_consuming_poison.jpg
Summary
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Artist |
Ancient Roman painter(s)
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Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Description |
English:
A Roman wall painting from the House of Giuseppe II (Casa di Giuseppe II), Pompeii, Italy; it is dated to the first quarter of the 1st century AD and was first discovered in 1769. It is now located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy.
Source: Duane W. Roller, Cleopatra: a biography , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-19-536553-5 , pp. 178-179. |
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Date |
first quarter of 1
st
century
date QS:P571,+050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
AD
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Medium |
fresco
medium QS:P186,Q25631150
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q637248
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Object history |
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Source/Photographer | VIII.2.39 Pompeii. Casa di Giuseppe II or Casa di Fusco or House of Emperor Joseph II. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions | File:Roman Wall painting from the House of Giuseppe II, Pompeii, 1st century AD, death of Sophonisba, but more likely Cleopatra VII of Egypt consuming poison (2).jpg |
Licensing
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