Fresco from the Lupanar of Pompeii
One of the attractions of the ancient city of Pompeii is its lupanare (for those who don't know, it's a brothel).
What purpose did these frescoes serve? In addition to creating “atmosphere” they had a practical function: they were like menus with which the customers, who very often spoke different languages than the prostitutes, could clearly indicate their preferred service.
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Photo taken with Canon 600D and lens Tamron 16-300.
This is the institutional website of the park: pompeiisites.org.
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Fresco of the brothel in Pompeii – Fresque du bordel de Pompéi – Fresco del burdel de Pompeya – Fresco do bordel em Pompeia – Fresko des Bordells in Pompeji – Fresco của nhà thổ ở Pompeii – 庞贝城妓院的壁画 – ポンペイの兄弟のフレスコ
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Visit the Official Tourism Site and plan your next trip to Italy. Discover the wonders of the Italian territory: Italia.it.
Are you looking for a good book on the history of art? Then I suggest you look among the Bestsellers of Amazon to see what the public is interested in at the moment. If you want some guide to Italy from an artistic point of view, I invite you to see: Grand tour d'Italia a piccoli passi di Philippe Daverio e il classico Italia in 52 weekend. Itinerari inconsueti tra natura, arte e tradizioni by Lonely Planet. If you are curious about mysteries you could read I monumenti esoterici d'Italia by Fabrizio Falconi.
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Duemila anni fa esisteva già il porno?
Era, da quanto diceva la guida, una sorta di menu…