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Section I (Core Study): Cities of Vesuvius - Pompeii and Herculaneum
Quick questions on Everyday life in Pompeii and Herculaneum: HSC Ancient History
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What is wall painting?Show answer
Wall paintings are categorised in four styles (a scheme proposed by August Mau in 1882).
What is first Style?Show answer
Stucco simulating coloured marble.
What is second Style?Show answer
Trompe-l'oeil architecture creating illusionary depth, as in the Villa of the Mysteries.
What is third Style?Show answer
Delicate ornamental designs with central mythological scenes on monochrome panels.
What is fourth Style?Show answer
Fantasy architecture combined with mythological vignettes. The House of the Vettii is the canonical example.
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