Image code: 60019

Fresco with Theseus and Ariadne. Detail

Fresco on the central wall of the cubicle decorated in the III style. The central part shows a panel with Theseus and Ariadne on a black background surrounded by ivory columns. The side ones are decorated with silver candelabra surmounted by sphinxes on a yellow background. The lower part shows a decoration of crosses, while the upper part shows architectural elements with gable columns griffins vase bulls. The detail shows Theseus preparing to enter the labyrinth and to fight the Minotaur and Ariadne handing him the thread. Theseus has at his feet his clothes and a wooden staff, a weapon for fighting. Ariadne has rich dress and hairstyle with a diadem and golden shoes

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