Pompeii Magnets

black and white amphoras

Arqueologo oscuro

Digital elaboration and patchwork composition from antique Roman mosaics of Pompeii.

amphorae

Fresco on the back wall of the shop of the house of the Baker in Pompeii showing the baker, his customers and various loaves of breads he has for sale.

Found in the House of the Faun, Pompeii (Italy)

Pompeii (2022) Album by Cate Le Bon

Phrixus and Helle, the tragic siblings of Greek mythology, doomed to a journey that makes the worst family road trips seem like a picnic. Imagine fleeing from a stepmother straight out of a Grimm fairy tale, they find themselves aboard a ram with a golden fleece. As they soar through the skies, enjoying the view from cloud nine, poor Helle suffers from a serious case of vertigo and takes a tumble into the sea, which is quite the literal interpretation of 'falling head over heels.' And Phrixus? Well, he makes it to safety in Colchis, only to be sacrificed to the gods and have his fleece stolen by a certain famous hero. Talk about a family vacation gone wrong !

Cool line detail with grainy imperfections. Drawing of Mt. Vesuvius, Italy, drawn in 1756.

2 Roman women are dancing. One of them holds a tambourine. Inspired by a painting on a wall of the house of Diomedes on the road from Pompeii to Herculaneum

I recreated this colorful design after a mosaic of a Roman villa of Pont d'Ancy in Northern France. The original colors were not as bright but quite close.

Theseus rescues Hippodamia from the centaur trying to abduct her. Drawing of a 1st century roman fresco from Pompeii.

A magnificent painting of a fig basket from the Villa of Poppea, wife of Roman emperor Nero, in Oplontis, close to Pompeii, destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD

A roman dancer from a wall painting of the Villa of Diomedes in Pompeii, Italy

Drawing of the sun the center of a Roman mosaic from the Villa of Licinius south of Lufgdunum, capital of the Gauls in France.

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A young musician plays the flute of pan on this gorgeous fresco from the house of the mysteries in Pompeii.

Medallion painting of Venus (Aphrodite) wearing a golden diadem and scepter, pearl earrings and necklace, 1st century Roman Fresco, House of Marcus Fabius Rufus, Pompeii

Variation #2 of my series of Griffin and Maiden. The earliest references to griffins come from ancient Persia where they were used widely as statues and symbols in palaces. They also had a special place in Persian literature as guardians of light.

This is the 3rd variation of this encounter between the maiden and the beast inspired by a 1st century fresco from Pompeii

Digital elaboration ftom medallion painting from the House of Marcus Fabius Rufus in Pompeii, Italy, depicting the Greco-Roman goddess Venus Aphrodite 1st century BC.

1st century painting of a maenad hiding in foliage, Pompeii, Italy

"See Naples and Die" (Vedi Napoli e poi muori) popularized by a letter by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Celebrate the beauty of Naples with this vintage design featuring a outline of Naples Bay with Mount Vesuvius in the background. Perfect for any traveler, tourist, or anyone who loves Italian culture and history. A list of famous sites in Naples under the design is a bonus for all the history buffs out there! Get your hands on this unique tee and relive the memories of your trip to Naples every time you wear it.

sun setting behind Vesuvius

I created this design by combining a geometric border from the mosaic of ducks from Autun in France with a duck from a mosaic in Spello, Italy.

The earliest references to griffins come from ancient Persia where they were used widely as statues and symbols in palaces. They also had a special place in Persian literature as guardians of light. This one, tamed by the maiden, was inspired by a 1st century fresco from Pompeii

"See Naples and Die" (Vedi Napoli e poi muori) popularized by a letter by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Celebrate the beauty of Naples with this vintage design featuring a outline of Naples Bay with Mount Vesuvius in the background. Perfect for any traveler, tourist, or anyone who loves Italian culture and history. A list of famous sites in Naples under the design is a bonus for all the history buffs out there! Get your hands on this unique tee and relive the memories of your trip to Naples every time you wear it.

Citizens are running from Mt. Vesuvius

The Sator Square is a two-dimensional acrostic class of word square containing a five-word Latin palindrome. The earliest squares were found at Pompeii.

A bird picks at figs on a roman fresco from the VIlla of Poppea in Oplontis, close to Pompeii, Italy

From the Roman Villa of Poppaea, a fresco of a song thrush nibbling on grape must. ca.70 AD, Oplontis, Italy

Roman fresco of the last Queen of Egypt Cleopatra wearing a regal diadem, her hair adorned with fine pearl-studded hairpins. From a villa in the town of Herculaneum, destroyed in 79 AD by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

One of the most beloved wall painting of the Roman Era, Primavera di Stabiae (Flora or Primavera), is a personification of Spring. Stabiae was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. 1st Century AD. National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy.

designed after a roman mosaic displayed on the floor of the Cathedral of Reims in Eastern France.

This is the 3rd variation of a design i created after a painted relief on the wall of a Pompeian villa. The earliest references to griffins come from ancient Persia where they were used widely as statues and symbols in palaces. They also had a special place in Persian literature as guardians of light. This one, tamed by the maiden, was inspired by a 1st century fresco from Pompeii

Agrippina the younger, a kind (of) mother