This is a fascinating and whimsical fresco— we have a mother playing dolls with her daughter, we have a slave hanging out the laundry, and we have a man or angelic. figure in a bird cage with the bird on top of the cage….!
This is Poppaea, born in Pompeii but she became the second wife of Nero, noted for her beauty. Next to her is an amphora…
This last figure is the most beautiful on exhibit and it shows that various bust were painted, including the hair and the eyes.
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