Roman ‘artwork rising out of ash’ goes on public display
What’s art if there are no patrons to appreciate it? An amazing collection of paintings depicting the scenes of Roman life and legends sat under dust at the Archaeological Museum in Naples waiting to see the light. At last, they seem to have come out of the storage as they go on public display in Rome for the first time in years. The stunning paintings, once adorned private and public buildings in Pompeii, Herculaneum and other towns near Naples before they were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 and had to be restored to revive the colors and figures that were faded. The eruptions of Mount Vesuvius killed thousands of people, but the artworks lay beneath the layers of volcanic ash waiting to be unearthed. Like phoenix, nothing could stop these paintings from rising out of the ashes!The paintings offer a glimpse into the Roman history, lifestyle and give valuable information of the ancient civilization to the historians. The great painter Leonardo Da Vinci said, Art is never finished, only abandoned… Source: USAtoday