| Picture shows "Female figure". This fresco was originally located next to the tablinum, a room that functioned as an office, in Villa Arianna, whose frescoes are among the best in Roman painting. Many of Villa Arianna's frescoes, like this one, are characterised by a suggestive airborne fluttering style.
The site of Villa Arianna consists of two villas separated by a narrow alley. The larger one is Villa Arianna, which is named after the large fresco in the main dining room (triclinium) tentatively identified as Ariadne discovered by a winged Dionysus on the island of Naxos.
The plan of Villa Arianna is unclear. The excavations are incomplete and have revealed only the front range of rooms and sections of courtyards behind.
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