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Forum Name: History of the Buon Fresco
Topic ID: 13
Message ID: 5
#5, RE: Villa of the Mysteries
Posted by Georgina on 28-Nov-04 at 08:08 AM
In response to message #4
>The villa of the mysteries was
>constructed/frescoes were painted ca 60 BC but
>the eruption was 24 august 79 AD. The villa was
>abanodoned and runned by a freed slave at the
>time, and not inhabited in an ordinary sense.
>The frescoes in question were old
>fashioned.Stunning allthe same!
>Emma
The Villa of Mysteries is a mystery, particulary the Dionysiac Frieze, which depicts various initiation rites, it is believed to be assossiated with sex , pleasure and sado machism:'(
It is a fascinating subject with very dark mystery intertwined in it, ther is a lot of information on the net but also in guidebooks about Pompeii.
Good luck
Georgina