Garden landscape: nightingale
Fresco of the Third style from Pompeii (VI. 17. 42).Julio-Claudian age, phase II b (35—45 CE). Inv. No. 40692 b.Pompeii, Archaeological Park
Garden landscape: nightingale.
Fresco of the Third style from Pompeii (VI. 17. 42).
Julio-Claudian age, phase II b (35—45 CE).
Julio-Claudian age, phase II b (35—45 CE).
Inv. No. 40692 b.
Pompeii, Archaeological Park
(Pompei, Parco Archeologico).
Origin:
House of Golden Bracelet (VI, 17, 42, oecus 32, south wall).
Description:
The nightingale is a Summer migratory bird species of Europe, residing mostly in deciduous woods. However, Jashemski speculates that it’s rarity in paintings is because it was not a colorful bird, and that it was hard to come upon in the wild due to its camouflage1. Nevertheless, it is likely to have been kept as a caged bird for its song.
1Jashemski, Wilhelmina. “Birds: Evidence from wall paintings, mosaics, sculpture, skeletal remains, and ancient authors”. The Natural History of Pompeii, pp. 357—400. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002: p. 384.
Credits:
2013. Photo: https://standard.co.uk.
© Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei.
2019. Add. information: http://pompeiiinpictures.com.
© 2020. Description: https://commons.mtholyoke.edu.
© Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei.
2019. Add. information: http://pompeiiinpictures.com.
© 2020. Description: https://commons.mtholyoke.edu.
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