Art and Life of Pompeii and Herculaneum
By Michael Grant.
Description
The prosperous Greco-Roman city of Pompeii suddenly obliterated by the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. has captured the imagination of the world ever since the 18th century when some of its treasures first began to be uncovered. The first explorers carried off their finds and treasured them in princely collections. Over the years hundreds more paintings, sculptures, valuable objects of art and artifacts were excavated and stored in the nearby Naples Museum for safekeeping. Now with improvements in the techniques of excavation, the tendency has been to restore the buildings and ...
ISBN(s)
0882252682, 9780882252681
