A recently-uncovered fresco in Pompeii's House of the Painters at Work showing the god Dionysus.
A recently-uncovered fresco in Pompeii's House of the Painters at Work showing the god Dionysus.
The house had already been excavated, but this was in a newly-discovered room.
There is an estimated third of Pompeii that has not been excavated.
Why is that leaned back IDGAF pose so popular in these things?
So, in classical (Greco-Roman) visual arts there were some pretty serious studies about proportions and how to portray humans. This is why there are some pretty distinguishable styles. This one I think is an example of contrapposto, which is supposed to give the idea of movement, and increases perceived attractiveness. Not different from modern day influencer posing to take photos that, to our eyes, look very natural but make them prettier.
Cool thing to learn thanks. I had never seen that angle of the statue of Liberty before. Never knew she was posed contrapossto.
Because they DGAF
So it’s not a fat guy with a blue beard?
He's a god. So when he opens for the Olympics, he can be a fat guy with a blue beard.
Good point.
Is that a winged penis angel on the roof?