At the end of the 19 century, August Mau, a German art historian, divided the paintings into four so-called pompeian styles. ... It has also been called the masonry style because the decorator tried to imitate, using stucco relief, the appearance of expensive and costly marble panels. ... A good example of the First Style is The North wall of the tablinum, House of Sallust. ... These blocks are outlined and give a good idea of the colorfulness typical of this style(red, yellow, orange and green). In this style there is no figuration or ornamental motifs. ...

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