Hyperallergic: “On that fateful day in August of 79 CE, when Pompeii was seized unawares by the sudden eruption of Mount Vesuvius, it abruptly transitioned from a living city to a still-capture of ancient life. Many explorations have been made to understand aspects of life in Pompeii, but a new online exhibition hosted by New York University (NYU) brings us a scintillating close read on the fresco art of the city’s villas. Titled Pompeii in Color, the exhibition is organized by the National Archeological Museum of Naples, and presents 35 frescoes, all originally from Roman homes. For now, the exhibition is only available digitally as its physical opening has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the exhibition’s title suggests, there is a refreshing kind of dynamism that comes from viewing ancient history in living color. Innovative research methods are constantly being applied to relics of the past, offering contemporary viewers new ways to relate to the lives of our predecessors. In addition to presenting a wealth of Pompeii’s fresco art — including dynamic mythological scenes, landscapes, still lifes, astonishing trompe-l’oeil, portraits, and genre scenes — Pompeii in Color features a virtual reconstruction and fly-through of The House of the Tragic Poet (Pompeii, Regio VI, Insula 8.3-5), extrapolated from a wooden model preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples…”