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Description
Photograph of a painting depicting an interior view of Cornelius Rufus' home in Pompei, [s.d.]. A bearded man is pictured in the left foreground, either scrubbing or piling rolls of rags on the floor. A child blows a toy ship across a large pool embedded in the floor at center. A man in a large, flowing toga stands to the far right, speaking with an advisor who holds a scroll. A woman tends to three children in the right background while a second woman clears fruit from the table. An open-air courtyard is visible in the background. Latin text at the bottom right corner reads: "Domus Corn Rufi".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs art
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