Frescos at Medieval Convent

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Country

Portugal

Provenance

Roman Village of Sao Cucufate

Digitization method

Photogrammetry

Photos / scans number

7555

Frescos in the Medieval convent at the Roman villa of São Cucufate is located in the town of Vila de Frades – Vidigueira (Portugal). The origins of this town date back to the 1st century AD, although it was in operation until the end of the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, or even beyond. Its moment of greatest splendor occurred in the 4th century, the date of which most of the buildings still preserved date. The state of conservation of the remains is exceptional. The villa had fantastic balneae and gardens for the enjoyment of the owner and his family.

A special featur eof this site is the remains of the convert and preserved frescos. The archaeological site is open to the public and has an Interpretation and Visitor Center. Processed from 7555 images, completely modeled in Reality Capture.

Alarcão, Jorge de (1998). “La villa romana de San Cucufate”, in Hispania: el legado de Roma: en el año de Trajano: La Lonja-Zaragoza, septiembre-noviembre de 1998, pp. 441-444.