Wall painting from Room F of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Ancient Rome

Wall painting from Room F of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale

Wall painting from Room F of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale (museum title)

Ancient Rome (Italian) (1st century BCE-4th century CE)

Movement: Ancient Roman art
Date: c. 50–40 BCE
Medium: Fresco
Dimensions: 153.7 × 94 cm
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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