In 2007, the Department of Greek and Roman Art presented a new installation of its extraordinary Roman wall paintings. The research underlying the display included this creation of a virtual model of the villa at Boscoreale and a feature in the spring 2010 Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, “Roman Frescoes from Boscoreale: The Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor in Reality and Virtual Reality.”
The Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale: A Virtual Tour
See a virtual model of the villa at Boscoreale, a feature in the spring 2010 Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, "Roman Frescoes from Boscoreale: The Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor in Reality and Virtual Reality."
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