The ancient town of Herculaneum suffered the same fate as nearby Pompeii, but new technology is revealing the beauty of its paintings. Captivating New Look at Ancient Painting Buried by Volcano.

Restorers working on frescoes in the House of the Bicentenary (Casa del Bicentenario), at Herculaneum. All photos: Andreas Solaro/AFP. One of the best preserved Roman houses at Herculaneum, near ...

One of the best preserved ancient houses in Herculaneum, Italy, has reopened after over 30 years and its wall paintings brought back to life thanks to a revolutionary technique.

1929: Ancient wall paintings found during the excavation of Pompeii, photographed in 1929. Fox Photos/Getty Images. X-rays have been a go-to tool for decades among archaeologists looking to ...

The mural paintings of Herculaneum had, when first discovered, a freshness and vividness unequaled by those from Pompeii, except that in a few eases the same cause that was constantly at work ...

Herculaneum: Art of a Buried City Maria Paola Guidobaldi and Domenico Esposito, trans. from the Italian by Ceil Friedman, photography by Luciano Pedicini. Abbeville, $125 (352p) ISBN 978-0-7892-1146-0 ...

It's The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, by artist John Martin (1789-1854), who as Britain's Tate Museum says was known for his paintings "of apocalyptic destruction and biblical disaster." ...

About 1,800 papyrus scrolls were found in ancient Herculaneum, buried under ash and volcanic debris. Price Database. 27 June 2025. Artworks. Artists. ... The Hunt explores art and ancient relics ...

That picture is set to become richer. Researchers have announced that the first word has been deciphered from the Herculaneum scrolls, a collection of 800 carbonized texts found in the library of ...

Villa Cuomo, an archaeological gem discovered in 1974 in the town of Sant’Antonio Abate, continues to reveal its secrets. This ancient rural complex, located on Via Casa Salese, southeast of Pompeii, ...

The Herculaneum “House with Trellis Work” is a prime example; its vast palaestra building prefigures structurally the complex and imposing apartment houses of Ostia.

Previously such pieces have only been observed in paintings or made of marble. "The find of ancient wooden furniture is not an absolute novelty in Herculaneum or Pompeii.