Hall of Peacock Frescoes Restored at Pompeii Villa Belonging to Emperor Nero’s Wife

Conservation work on a luxurious royal villa near Pompeii has revealed sumptuous frescoes, including one depicting a famous fictional theater character, and another of a peacock. Additional recent work using cast molds has identified the position of a colonnade of trees in the villa’s garden, showing that they were planted in precise ornamental positions. Called […]
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