3rd September 2012

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A nice image

Painted Garden, Villa of Livia, detail with red bird and yellow berries by profzucker on Flickr.Painted Garden, removed from the triclinium (dining room) in the Villa of Livia Drusilla, Prima Porta, fresco, 30-20 B.C.E. (Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo, Rome) Plant species represented 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.

Painted Garden, Villa of Livia, detail with red bird and yellow berries by profzucker on Flickr.

Painted Garden, removed from the triclinium (dining room) in the Villa of Livia Drusilla, Prima Porta, fresco, 30-20 B.C.E. (Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

Plant species represented 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.

Tags: Garden triclinium Villa Livia Drusilla Prima Porta fresco Rome 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
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