Reisen in das befremdliche Pompeji

At the beginning of the 18th century, the discovery of Pompeii and Herkulaneum seemed to be a lucky coincidence with the genesis of a classical taste. But instead of noble innocence and simple grandeur, the visitors discovered a city with small, richly decorated houses with windowless, often obscenely painted rooms. The reports of these travellers try to reach a balance between these illustrations and the classical picture of antiquity.