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#fresco

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#fresco is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 17 people shared 24 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is down 25% versus the previous week, peaking on Sep 7 with 4 posts.

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Posts with #fresco

Anthony Majanlahti
@anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
Come fly with me. For #FrescoFriday, this mid-C1 CE Pompeian #fresco captures the myth's suspense. The artist drops a still-upright Icarus into a serene coastal landscape, shocking the boatmen below while languid figures on the cliff simply look on. #AncientBluesky 🏺
FRESCO OF THE FALL OF ICARUS, PLASTER AND PIGMENT, FROM POMPEII, 50-75 CE. BRITISH MUSEUM

This mid-C1 CE painted wall panel from Pompeii depicts the myth of Icarus against a serene Roman coastal landscape. A red border frames the scene, where the winged figure of Icarus remains upright and airborne, capturing the suspenseful moment before his catastrophic plunge. The background features a fortified coastal city on a rocky hill, complete with an amphitheatre. This mythological event is deliberately juxtaposed with an idyllic seaside setting, including a maritime villa on the left shore. In the foreground, witnesses react to the impossible sight. Two languid figures lounge on the right-hand rocky cliffs, while two figures in a small wooden boat in the centre raise their arms in sheer astonishment at the boy above them. Icarus is here caught eternally at the moment of his joyous escape into the sky. Unlike him, the viewer knows the flying boy is doomed.
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