Image: Wall painting - punishment of Dirke - Pompeii (VII 4 56) - Napoli MAN 9042 - 01
Description: - object type: wall painting (fresco) - description: Dirke, bound to the horns of a wild bull by Amphion and Zethos (in the presence of their mother Antiope), is punished for having mistreated Antiope; in a rocky landscape - period / date: third style of pompeian wall painting - height: 140 cm - width: 110 cm - findspot: Pompeii VII 4, 56, house of the Granduca di Toscana VII, tablinum 11, east wall - museum / inventory number: Napoli, Museo Archeologico Nazionale 9042 - bibliography: Giuseppina Cerulli Irelli, Masanori Aoyagi, Stefano de Caro, Umberto Pappalardo et al., La peinture de Pompéi, Paris 1993, II, cat. 255 - Please note: The above museum permits photography of its exhibits for private, educational, scientific, non-commercial purposes. If you intend to use the photo for any commercial aime, please contact the museum and ask for permission.
Title: Wall painting - punishment of Dirke - Pompeii (VII 4 56) - Napoli MAN 9042 - 01
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