This month’s masterpiece from Hadrian’s Villa is a bas-relief representing a boy with a horse, probably Castor taming his horse, accompanied by a dog. This marble slab was carved using the ancient flat style in the manner of Greek works of the 5th century BC. It was found in an area of Hadrian’s villa known… Continue reading Art and sculptures from Hadrian’s Villa: Marble relief depicting a youth with his horse
With its three magnificent large Doric temples, Paestum became a well-known site thanks to the 18th century engravings by Piranesi and Goethe’s impressive descriptions in his Italian Journey. However Paestum is also renowned for its tombs decorated with painted scenes. During excavations in the 1960s, around 200 richly painted tombs from the Lucanian period (4th century… Continue reading The Painted Tombs of Paestum
