8.9: Painted Garden
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Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of the Painted Garden from Villa of Livia. Plant species found in the fresco include umbrella pine, oak, red fir, quince, pomegranate, myrtle, oleander, date palm, strawberry, laurel, viburnum, holm oak, boxwood, cypress, ivy, acanthus, rose, poppy, chrysanthemum, chamomile, fern, violet, and iris.
The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.
Painted Garden, Villa of Livia, fresco, 30–20 BCE (Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo, Rome)
Contributors and Attributions
- Empire: Painted Garden, Villa of Livia. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/wall-painting/v/painted-garden-villa-of-livia. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike