Venatio Fresco

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Title

Venatio Fresco

Subject

A painting once placed along the balustrade of the amphitheatre in Emerita Augusta depicting a gladiator attacking lioness

Description

A painting that adorned the balustrade of the podium of the Roman amphitheatre of Augusta Emerita depicting a venatio scene with a hunter attacking a lioness. Late 1st century CE. It was found reused in a tomb outside the amphitheatre, which accounts for the painting’s good state of conservation. (Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, Mérida, Spain).

Creator

Carole Raddato

Date

Photograph taken on 2/11/2018

Contributor

Description Provided By Carole Raddato

Type

Photograph

Coverage

Emerita Augusta (Mérida Spain)