Product Description: This is a major study of illusionistic wall painting in the Roman houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as those in Boscoreale, Oplontis, and Rome itself. Two essays precede a magnificently illustrated guide to twenty-eight important villas with 350 color illustrations.

Product Description: "This is a stimulating book and should be compulsory reading for all students of Roman art."---Classical Review "[A] model exploration into the ways private décor can be used to facilitate a larger understanding of Roman art and society...read more