guy Posted April 28, 2022 Report Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) It is good to see that life is returning to normal post-pandemic. This looks like an interesting exhibit: Quote The exhibition entitled ‘Art and sensuality in the houses of Pompeii’, which will be open from the 21st April 2022 until the 15th January 2023, in the Large Palaestra of the archaeological site, aims to illustrate and recount the extent and significance of sensual and erotic subjects in the domus and in the daily life of the ancient Pompeians. Fresco of Leda and the swan Archaeological Park of Pompeii Quote The show’s marquee attraction is a fresco of the myth of Leda and the swan. Discovered in 2018, the scene depicts the moment when the god Zeus, disguised as a swan, either rapes or seduces Leda, queen of Sparta. Later, legend holds, Leda laid two eggs that hatched into children: Pollux and Helen, whose “face … launched a thousand ships” by sparking the Trojan War. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-was-erotic-art-so-popular-in-ancient-pompeii-180979988/ http://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/art-and-sensuality-in-the-houses-of-pompeii-an-exhibition-to-recount-the-central-position-occupied-by-sensual-and-erotic-images-in-the-domus-of-pompeii/ Edited April 28, 2022 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted May 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) Here’s another article on the exhibit. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/pompeii-sexual-erotic-art-exhibition Edited May 8, 2022 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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