PORTRAIT OF A MARRIED COUPLE.
Wall painting from Pompeii. Mid 1st century CE. Height 25 1⁄2“
Questions:
Compare this fresco portrait of a married couple from Pompeii with posed portraits of couples that you might see today. Focus both on the relationship between the marriage partners and on their relationship with you as a viewer. What is the same today? What has changed? Make specific comparisons between the Pompeiian and contemporary works to make your points.