The Painted Garden Villa Of Livia

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The Painted Garden Villa of Livia was a great example of the second style Roman wall painting. It was designed as the wall were not there, you could look beyond the fence, different fruits such as the date palm, strawberry, pomegranates, plants, and birds. There are roses, poppies, irises, variety of flowers different types of birds, red cardinal wings stretched back, a black bird sitting quietly and some flying in the sky. The trees are a shadow with green leaves, the wind perhaps blowing some leaves are dry making a crackling

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