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Rocky islet with a small temple and tall column
Idyllic sacral landscape
The painting, which was found on May 2nd 1766, comes from the northern wall of the ekklesiasterion (a room dedicated to worship, where only Isiac priests could enter) of the Temple of Isis.
The fragment, pertaining to the central area of a wall in the IV Pompeian style, was originally placed on the left side of the painting depicting Io, Argos and Hermes, as demonstrated by the engraving made by Casanova on Morghen’s drawing.
Of the theatrical scene painting, in which the landscape was inserted, as if it was a real place seen through a window, remains a residue of pillar. In the middle of the composition, on a small island surrounded by dark blue water, there is a small distyle temple flanked by a sacred door.
On the left side, in the foreground, there is an arula adorned with female figurines, probably Isiac priestesses, that lift with one hand the hem of their garments, while with the other carry a tray of offerings or another attribute. The only living being of the composition, which seems to evoke places of Upper Egypt, is a kingfisher with bright deep blue and violet feathering, resting on a rock, in the foreground.
Rocky islet with a small temple and tall column
Idyllic sacral landscape
The painting, which was found on May 2nd 1766, comes from the northern wall of the ekklesiasterion (a room dedicated to worship, where only Isiac priests could enter) of the Temple of Isis.
The fragment, pertaining to the central area of a wall in the IV Pompeian style, was originally placed on the left side of the painting depicting Io, Argos and Hermes, as demonstrated by the engraving made by Casanova on Morghen’s drawing.
Of the theatrical scene painting, in which the landscape was inserted, as if it was a real place seen through a window, remains a residue of pillar. In the middle of the composition, on a small island surrounded by dark blue water, there is a small distyle temple flanked by a sacred door.
On the left side, in the foreground, there is an arula adorned with female figurines, probably Isiac priestesses, that lift with one hand the hem of their garments, while with the other carry a tray of offerings or another attribute. The only living being of the composition, which seems to evoke places of Upper Egypt, is a kingfisher with bright deep blue and violet feathering, resting on a rock, in the foreground.