thumb|right|The Lupanar in Pompeii It is unclear whether the images on the walls were advertisements for the services offered, or if they were merely intended to heighten the pleasure of the visitors. As previously mentioned, some of the paintings and frescoes became immediately famous because they represented erotic, sometimes explicit, sexual scenes.
thumb|right|The Lupanar in Pompeii It is unclear whether the images on the walls were advertisements for the services offered, or if they were merely intended to heighten the pleasure of the visitors. As previously mentioned, some of the paint,ings and frescoes became immediately famous because they represented erotic, sometimes explicit sexual scenes.