Before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in 79 A.D., buried Pompeii and the nearby city of Herculaneum, pictores—artists and craftsmen—moved through both towns creating wall decorations in the houses of rich patrons. Not much is known about the pictores themselves; they did not tend to leave signatures. But Bourbon-era excavations revealed some of their work. One-hundred masterpieces, most of which haven’t left Naples since the 18th century, make up this exhibition. Highlights include The House of the Tragic Poet and The House of Punished Love as well as Boscoreale’s The Villa of Fannio Sinistore. —Elena Clavarino