Wall painting on black ground: Egyptianizing scene and pair of swans, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase
A dark fresco panel shows a central vertical candelabrum with a thin stem, scrolling foliate base and small cups, flanked by two pale swans perched on ornamental supports. Thin gold-toned borders frame the composition, and the black ground shows faint cracks and wear.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- last decade of the 1st century BCE
- Medium
- Fresco
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 4000 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1920
Español: Pintura mural sobre fondo negro: cisnes y candelabro, Boscotrecase
Un panel de fresco oscuro muestra un candelabro vertical central de fuste delgado, con base de volutas vegetales y pequeñas copas, flanqueado por dos cisnes pálidos posados sobre soportes ornamentales. Finos bordes dorados enmarcan la composición, y el fondo negro presenta grietas y desgaste leves.
Português: Pintura mural sobre fundo negro: cisnes e candelabro, Boscotrecase
Um painel de afresco escuro mostra um candelabro vertical central de haste fina, com base de volutas vegetais e pequenas taças, ladeado por dois cisnes claros pousados em suportes ornamentais. Finas bordas douradas emolduram a composição, e o fundo negro apresenta rachaduras e desgaste leves.
