POMPEIAN Room Recreated

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POMPEIAN Room Corner and WALL by CLASSICAL Decorative Arts

This HISTORICALLY correct ROMAN VILLA was re-created using Pompeii and Herculaneum, A.D. 79 for the reference. Both design and color palettes remained true to the original.

Fireplace WALL~ Under SOFFIT Detail

Under SOFFIT Detail

Recreated POMPEIAN Room Detail by CLASSICAL Decorative Arts

This particular project required 15 separate canvases’ to complete the illusion of how the affluent decorated their Villas during this ancient period. Before the fatal eruption of Mt, Vesuvius destroyed the famous summer resort of the rich and famous.

Entry Hallway PANEL

The two Roman villas used for inspiration were Boscoreale and Boscotreacase. While the one villa was used as a private residence, the former functioned as a summer house to the Emperor Augustus, 1st century BC

CAPITAL Detail