Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Mediterranean (Early Western World)
7. Ancient Italian
8. ancient Italian wall painting styles
9. Pompeian wall painting styles

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the style of wall painting that developed after the earthquake in Pompeii in 62 CE, and was made fashionable by painters working for Nero in Rome. The style is charterized by elaborate architectural schemes, trompe l'oeil, genre scenes, still lifes, and juxtapositions between painted and actual moldings.