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Portrait of Terentius Neo

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Portrait of Terentius Neo is a Roman fresco of about 50 AD from a house in Pompeii, showing the bakery owner Terentius Neo and his wife as equals, he holding a scroll and she a stylus and wax tablet, emblems of literacy and civic standing. It was found in the House of Terentius Neo and is now held at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples; a smaller painting of Cupid and Psyche originally hung directly above the couple on the same wall.

Facts
Year Created
20 2
Year Created
79 2
Medium
Fresco 1
Location
National Archaeological Museum, Naples 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Fresco 1
Sources
1. Portrait of Terentius Neo (Wikipedia)
  • Opening paragraph, medium
    a Roman fresco
  • Infobox, location
    National Archaeological Museum, Naples
  • Genre reference
    Portrait of Terentius Neo is a Roman fresco of about 50 AD from a house in Pompeii, showing the bakery owner Terentius Neo and his wife as equals, he holding a scroll and she a stylus and wax tablet, emblems of literacy and civic standing.
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2. Wikidata: Portrait of Terentius Neo
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