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The Partial Historians<p>🎨The act of painting🎨</p><p>This <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a> we travel to Herculaneum and this intriguing scene. A figure with a sceptre and sword sits on a stool watching a female figure (potentially a Muse) who appears to paint something underneath a tragic mask. The mask itself seems to be painted on a free-standing block of stone. Behind the mask stands another figure. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientRome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
The Partial Historians<p>⭐️Chiron and Achilles⭐️</p><p>Statius’ incomplete epic poem the Achilleid explores the paternal and pedagogical relationship between Chiron and Achilles. In this fresco from Herculaneum, we witness Chiron guiding Achilles’ education with the lyre.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientRome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/antiquidons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>antiquidons</span></a></span></p>
The Partial Historians<p>This <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a> we step back in time to the Villa of Mysteries at Pompeii. And boy did these ladies know how to cut loose in the lead up to a weekend! From almost nude stretching to seeking the comfort of friends, this Bacchic rite has it all.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientRome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/antiquidons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>antiquidons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
The Partial Historians<p>Phrixus and Helle escape the murderous plot of their stepmother Ino with the aid of a flying golden ram. The myth goes that the ram was sent by their mother, Nephele. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientRome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/antiquidons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>antiquidons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span></p>
The Partial Historians<p>💃A dancing Maenad is our pick this <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a>. This stunning figure comes from a fresco from the Casa del Naviglio in Pompeii and is now held in the MAN Napoli.</p><p>Maenads were followers of Dionysus (or as the Romans knew him, Bacchus). This maenad appears be dressed in the most delicate and diaphanous robes that follow the movements of her form. She appears here as if floating in the air against a dark background which accentuates the ethereal air. She holds forth a narrow staff which is likely a thyrsus. In her other hand she holds what might be a mirror or dish. Her look is completed with a wreath and she seems to smile from across the many centuries.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientRome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@AimeeMaroux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AimeeMaroux</span></a></span></p>
The Partial Historians<p>This <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a> we’re in awe of the deep saturated blue of this fresco from the House of Venus, Pompeii. It depicts what appears to a statue brought to life of Mars, the god of war. He stands on a plinth adding to the sculptural feel surrounded by bushes, trees, birds, and a brilliantly rich blue sky that might be about to turn from twilight to night. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientRome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
Kent Navalesi ☕️<p>For <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FensterFreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FensterFreitag</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a>, the altar of Parroquia de San Nicolás, Valencia, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> 🇪🇸</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WindowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StainedGlassWindow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StainedGlassWindow</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VensterVrijdag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VensterVrijdag</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StainedGlass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StainedGlass</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReligiousStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReligiousStudies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TravelPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TravelPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/reisen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reisen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/smartphonephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartphonephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChurchArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/earlymodern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>earlymodern</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/arthistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arthistory</span></a></span></p>
The Partial Historians<p>A belated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a> with this beautiful golden hued fragment that depicts Urania, the muse of astronomy. This gorgeous fragment comes from the House of Julia Felix in Pompeii and is now held in Louvre Museum, Paris.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientRome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
The Partial Historians<p>🌿 It’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a> and today we honour Agriculture in all her divine manifestations. This figure with her basket of first fruits and the hints of a plough is fairly strutting into the weekend!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientRome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AncientRome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
Kent Navalesi ☕️<p>For <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fensterfreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fensterfreitag</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a>, more of the Parroquia de San Nicolás, Valencia, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> 🇪🇸</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WindowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StainedGlassWindow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StainedGlassWindow</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VensterVrijdag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VensterVrijdag</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StainedGlass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StainedGlass</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReligiousStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReligiousStudies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TravelPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TravelPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/reisen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reisen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/smartphonephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartphonephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChurchArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/espana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>espana</span></a></p>
Kent Navalesi ☕️<p>For <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a>, a larger portion of the magnificent ceiling of Parroquia de San Nicolás, Valencia, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> 🇪🇸 </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/espana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>espana</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/spanien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spanien</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/travelphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travelphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/smartphonephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartphonephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/catholicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>catholicism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChurchArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Arthistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arthistory</span></a></p>
Kent Navalesi ☕️<p>For <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fensterfreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fensterfreitag</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a>, Parroquia de San Nicolás, Valencia, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> 🇪🇸</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WindowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StainedGlassWindow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StainedGlassWindow</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VensterVrijdag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VensterVrijdag</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StainedGlass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StainedGlass</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReligiousStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReligiousStudies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TravelPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TravelPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/catholicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>catholicism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/reisen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reisen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/smartphonephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartphonephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChurchArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchArchitecture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArtHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/espana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>espana</span></a></p>
George Baily<p>Also: elephants holding up something for some reason... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pompeii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pompeii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a></p>
George Baily<p>Loads of snake imagery in wall art at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pompeii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pompeii</span></a>:<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a></p>
George Baily<p>Hunting scenes from Pompeii for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a></p>
George Baily<p>Seaside landscapes from Pompeii for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FrescoFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrescoFriday</span></a></p>

For #FrescoFriday a #Roman wall painting from the Casa dei Cervi in Herculaneum, depicting Cupids playing hide and seek. I especially like the one who covers his eyes -  nothing has changed since #Roman times.
In Roman wall painting of the 1st century AD, scenes depicting Cupid in everyday activities were very popular.

Dating 50/60 AD. Now at Museo Archeologico Nazionale,

Photo: Egisto Sani, flic.kr/p/dyJq5e

Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday 🌹

"[The Horai] adorned her with golden necklaces over her soft neck and snow-white breasts, jewels which the gold-filleted Horai wear themselves."
Homeric Hymn 6

🏛 #Aphrodite figurine, 3rd century BCE, Dardania

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#DayOfAphrodite #mythology #GreekRomanArt #FrescoFriday