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A wild boar mosaic in Pompeii. More photos at the link. (bsky.app)
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What a privilege to see the wild boar mosaic up close. The blood spot in the eye, the redness in the mouth and the blueish tesserae making up the diffused shadows. Quite the welcome in the entrance hall of the recently conserved House of the Boar, Pompeii.

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[โ€“] tricerotops@hexbear.net 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You might think Phong invented Phong shading but it was actually some fuckin guy laying down mosaic tile in Pompeii just before Vesuvius erupted.

[โ€“] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I'll leave this here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phong_shading

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He died at 32 from cancer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bui_Tuong_Phong