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The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi, near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, and dates to around 470–450 BC. [1] The painting is one of the best-preserved murals of Tarquinia , [ 2 ] and is known for "its lively coloring, and its animated depictions rich with gestures," [ 3 ] and is influenced by the Greek-Attic art of the first ...
the Tomb of the Leopards has some of the best preserved frescoes; the Tomb of the Augurs; the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing; the Tomb of the Triclinium; the Tomb of the Blue Demons; the Tomb of the Bulls, the earliest tomb decorated with complex frescoes dated to either 540–530 BC or 530–520 BC. It is one of the rare Etruscan tombs which have ...
Tomb of the Triclinium Detail of two dancers on the right wall. The Tomb of the Triclinium (Italian: Tomba del Triclinio) ) [1] is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi (near Tarquinia, Italy) dated to approximately 470 BC. [2] The tomb is named after the Roman triclinium, a type of formal dining room, which appears in the frescoes ...
Confronted leopards above a banqueting scene in the Tomb of the Leopards, c. 480–450 BC. Further information: Tomb of the Leopards The Etruscan paintings that have survived are almost all wall frescoes from tombs, mainly located in Tarquinia , and dating from roughly 670 BC to 200 BC, with the peak of production between about 520 and 440 BC.
Tarquinia (Italian: [tarˈkwiːnja]), formerly Corneto, is an old city in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Central Italy, known chiefly for its ancient Etruscan tombs in the widespread necropoleis, or cemeteries.
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Tomb of Hunting and Fishing Detail of the fresco on the back wall of the main chamber. The Tomb of Hunting and Fishing (Italian: Tomba della Caccia e Pesca), formerly known as the Tomb of the Hunter (Tomba del Cacciatore), [1] is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy.