 After its excavation, the Temple of Isis influenced the art world; it was the subject for many inspired artists.The famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is known to have visited the Temple of Isis at Pompeii in 1769, just a few years after it was unearthed and when Mozart was himself just 13 years old.His visit and the memories of the site are considered to have inspired him 20 years later in his composition of "The Magic Flute".