Ercolano e Pompei - silk A glorious cortège of goddesses, Muses and Bacchantes emerges once more into the light of day after centuries of obscurity. Captivated by the ancient frescoes of the patrician villas of Herculaneum and Pompeii, which resurfaced in the middle of the 18th century, a group of neoclassical artists created these splendid engraved and painted plates, brought together at the time, and presented here to enchant a new generation of admirers.

Title: Ercolano e Pompei - silk Pages: 108 Tables: 55 Author: Marie Noëlle Pinot de Villechenon, Caterina Napoleone Edition: Italian, English Translation: Doriane Comerlati (from French) Judith Landry (in English) Year: 2000 Other Authors: Lidia Storoni Mazzolani Dimensions: (cm) 30x30 Rilegato: Black silk Photos by: Massimo Listri, Saporetti, FMR/Araldo de Luca Collazione: 2pb, 4pnn, 100 pn, 2 pb Iconographia: Eighteenth century watercolour engravings of paintings from Ercolano and Pompei Paper: Gardamatt, white Printer: Grafiche Mazzucchelli