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(Greek Mythology) Pylades was Orestes’ cousin and close friend, appearing in most of the stories about him and playing a pivotal role. Several Greek writers presented their relationship as a romantic or even homoerotic one. They were put in the position of choosing which one would leave and deliver a letter while the other would be killed. Both wished to sacrifice themselves for the other. Fortunately, both ended up escaping. (Image: Wall painting at House of the Citharist, Pompeii, pre-79 AD). Pompeii Paintings, Greek Plays, Roman Painting, Fall Of Constantinople, Masculine Art, Image Wall, Greek Paintings, Contemporary Illustration, Roman History

(Greek Mythology) Pylades was Orestes’ cousin and close friend, appearing in most of the stories about him and playing a pivotal role. Several Greek writers presented their relationship as a romantic or even homoerotic one. They were put in the position of choosing which one would leave and deliver a letter while the other would be killed. Both wished to sacrifice themselves for the other. Fortunately, both ended up escaping. (Image: Wall painting at House of the Citharist, Pompeii, pre-79…

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Art History Gallery on Instagram: "John Martin (1789–1854): The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, circa 1821, oil on canvas, 161 x 253 cm, Tate Britain, London . . John Martin’s large, vividly coloured and detailed oil painting imagines the extent of the disaster that famously beset the sister cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum when the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted on 24 August AD 79. Taking as its vantage point the shores of the town of Stabiae, on the opposite side of the Bay of Naples Pompeii Art, Fine Art Lighting, Pompeii And Herculaneum, John Martin, Whimsical Paintings, Biblical Art, Classic Paintings, Fantasy Map, Historical Art

Art History Gallery on Instagram: "John Martin (1789–1854): The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, circa 1821, oil on canvas, 161 x 253 cm, Tate Britain, London . . John Martin’s large, vividly coloured and detailed oil painting imagines the extent of the disaster that famously beset the sister cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum when the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted on 24 August AD 79. Taking as its vantage point the shores of the town of Stabiae, on the opposite side of the Bay of…

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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii. Illustration by John Millar Watt 24 August marks the anniversary of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79AD. The still active volcano is on the Bay of Naples in Italy and is the only volcano to have erupted […]

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