Villa (Esquiline Hill), fresco: Laestrygonians attack the ships of Odysseus' comrades

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Title Villa (Esquiline Hill), fresco: Laestrygonians attack the ships of Odysseus' comrades
Building Villa
Location City/State Esquiline Hill, Rome
Location Country Italy
Style Period Ancient Rome: Republic; Antiquity
Description scene derived from Homer's "Odyssey"
Subject Wall Painting
Creation Date 50 - 40 BCE
Form wall painting
Medium fresco
Dimensions total length 48'; H: 5'
Repository Vatican Museum, Vatican City (Italy)
Source Ancient Greek Painting, and its Echoes in Later Art, by Stelios Lydakis. Getty Publications, Los Angeles, 2004.
Work ID 18444
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6905gj5
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 44300
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6905gj5
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