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. European
6. [modern European styles and movements]
7. modern European revival styles

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the style of European and American interior design and decorative arts inspired by the archaeological findings at Pompeii and Herculaneum in the mid-18th century. Influenced especially by the frescoes at Pompeii, the style features nymphs, grapevines, candelabra, and grotesques rendered in delicate borders and patterns in deep, clear colors.