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Pax Romana Art
The Flame of Vesta
Temple of Vesta · Roman Forum
1.844 kr2.638 kr
Save 794 kr
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- Printed in the USA. Made to order and shipped in the USA.
- Free US shipping. Tracking included on every order.
- Shatterproof plexiglass. Framed prints sit in a pine frame, FSC-certified, and arrive ready to hang.
- Magnetic wooden hanger. Posters come with a pine hanger; the magnets hold the print.
- Arrives perfect — guaranteed. Damaged or defective? Free reprint or refund.
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Framed print
- 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
- Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
- Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
- Shatterproof plexiglass
- Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included
Hanging print
- 12-color fine art printing with fade-resistant pigment inks
- Smooth matte fine art paper, 200 gsm
- Pine wood frame, FSC-certified paper and wood
- Shatterproof plexiglass
- Arrives framed and ready to hang, hanging kit included
- Sizes: 12x16″ · 18x24″ · 24x32″ · 30x40″
- Orientation: Vertical
- Medium: Fine art paper
- Style: Myth
- Era: Myth
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Made to order and printed and framed in the USA. Produced in 1–2 business days, delivered 2–5 business days after that — 3–7 business days door to door. Free US shipping, tracked.
Damaged, defective or the wrong item? Email a photo within 7 days of delivery and we send a free replacement or a full refund. Because every piece is made to order, change-of-mind returns are not accepted.
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The Flame of VestaFramed print · Black · 24x32″
1.844 kr
2.638 krSave 794 kr
Temple of Vesta · Roman Forum
The Fire That Must Never Die
The fire of Vesta stood for the life of the Roman state, and its keepers were among the most honored women in Rome. Six Vestal Virgins served the goddess. Chosen as girls, they served for thirty years, according to Plutarch and Dionysius of Halicarnassus, and they held privileges no other Roman women had. A Vestal who let the fire go out was whipped. One who broke her vow of chastity was buried alive.
Each year on March 1, the old start of the Roman year, the fire was renewed, as Macrobius records. In June, at the Vestalia, the temple's storeroom was opened to women, and Ovid recalls seeing a Roman matron walk barefoot to the shrine. The Greeks honored the same goddess as Hestia, but she never held anything like Vesta's place in public life. In the 380s and 390s AD, the emperors Gratian and Theodosius I ended state support for the old cults, and by most accounts the fire went out around AD 394.
The piece
The design is a single rising movement. The priestess stands small and still in the lower left, her long veil trailing behind her. The fire leaves the bowl as real flame and, as it climbs, turns into ornament: ribbons of vermilion, gold and cobalt, laurel sprays, dotted borders and rosettes, the patterns of a mosaic floor lifted into the sky. Sparks drift from its edges across the bare cream ground.
Materia · The materials
Fine art paper, framed or hung.
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Fine art paper
Framed prints: 200 gsm smooth matte paper, printed in 12 colors with fade-resistant pigment inks.
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Shatterproof plexiglass
Protects the print in transit and on the wall.
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Magnetic wooden hanger
Posters: 250 gsm museum-quality matte paper between pine hangers in black or dark wood. The magnets hold the print, so you can swap it any time.
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