Pompeii: Atrium Of The House Of Ceres

Fine art print.

The atrium of the house of Ceres, revealed during the excavation of Pompeii in the early 1800s, by Sir William Gell. Ceres was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.

Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near Naples in Italy. Pompeii was buried under ~6 m (20 ft) of ash by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Excavation of Pompeii revealed fascinating details about life in the ancient Roman empire.

Based on an engraving made in the 1820s about the excavation of Pompeii by Sir William Gell, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.