Pompeian red refers to the color of iron oxide-based mineral pigment with a hue close to red ochre, so named because of its common use in ancient Roman painting and the fact that it is abundant in the murals of Pompeii. Studies have shown that walls with Pompeian red backgrounds were painted in various ways, of which the use of cinnabar was the most expensive.
Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Florence.
The Painting Gallery at the Condé Museum (Château de Chantilly).
Neustrelitz Orangerie, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany). Red room.
Pompejanum. Aschaffenburg, Bavaria (Germany).
The Café Procope in the Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie is a café in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. The original café was opened in 1686 by the Sicilian chef Procopio Cutò ; it became a hub of the Parisian artistic and literary community in 18th and 19th centuries. It sometimes is erroneously called the oldest café of Paris in continuous operation; however, the original café closed in 1872 and the space was used in various ways before 1957, when the current incarnation was opened; so the claim of "oldest café in continuous operation" is not supported.
Café Procope in 2010
At Café Procope: at rear, from left to right: Condorcet, La Harpe, Voltaire (with his arm raised) and Diderot
Le Procope is in 18th-century style
Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli – founder