An analysis of 26 paint pigments found in Pompeii reveals the remarkable skill of artisan skill at mixing natural and ...

the Pompeii Archaeological Park said this week. The extraordinary images that emerged from ash show Dionysian followers dancing and hunting, which are akin to frescoes of the nearby Villa of the ...

Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of ...

An enormous fresco spanning three walls of a recently excavated banquet hall in central Pompeii sheds light on ... Unlike many in the art world, we are not beholden to large corporations or ...

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans ... a torch that marks her out as an initiate. Images of snakes and sea creatures are scattered among ...

Rare, centuries-old Roman paintings were uncovered in the ruins of Pompeii. The frescoes were ... of the lamps had the effect of making the images appear to move, especially after a few glasses ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, the archaeological site said Wednesday.

(Photo by Hulton Archive / Getty Images ... Pompeii where subsequent copies were made for collectors and photographers created postcards for tourists to send home. Visitors treated them more like ...