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V.1.7 Pompeii. House of the Bull or House of the Young Bull

or Casa L. Pontius Successus or Casa del Torello di Bronzo.

Excavated 1836 and 1875. Rear entrance at V.1.9. Linked to V.1.3.

 

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For extra detailed information see Swedish Pompeii Project web site

 

Room 8

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, doorway to cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, doorway to cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 11, doorway to cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 8, doorway to cubiculum.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 8, doorway threshold. Photo by Thomas Staub.
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 8, doorway threshold. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  
Room 8, looking towards west wall in north-west corner. Photo by Hans Thorwid. 
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  

Room 8, looking towards west wall in north-west corner. Photo by Hans Thorwid.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, looking north along west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, looking north along west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  
Room 8, detail of painted decoration on west wall with candelabra on red panel. 
Photo by Thomas Staub.
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  

Room 8, detail of painted decoration on west wall with candelabra on red panel. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 11 painted west wall of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 8 painted west wall of cubiculum.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972. House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, right of atrium, W wall.  Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_24.

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972.

House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, right of atrium, W wall. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.

American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_24.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  
Room 8, north wall with doorway into room 9, east ala. Photo by Hans Thorwid. 
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  

Room 8, north wall with doorway into room 9, east ala. Photo by Hans Thorwid.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972. House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, E of atrium, NE corner.  Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_27.

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972.

House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, E of atrium, NE corner. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.

American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_27.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  
Room 8, looking towards east wall with window overlooking roadway. 
Photo by Hans Thorwid. 
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  

Room 8, looking towards east wall with window overlooking roadway. Photo by Hans Thorwid.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, looking towards east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, looking towards east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, detail from centre of east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, detail from centre of east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  
Room 8, detail of painted decoration on east wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  

Room 8, detail of painted decoration on east wall. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 11 painted east wall of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 8, painted east wall of cubiculum.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972. House of the Bull, second room doorway, right of atrium, back E wall.  Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_9.

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972. House of the Bull, second room doorway, right of atrium, back E wall. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.

American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_9.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1849. 
Drawing by Laurits Albert Winstrup showing east wall of cubiculum and detail of candelabrum, on left.  
Photo © Danmarks Kunstbibliotek, inventory number ark_6185.

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1849.

Drawing by Laurits Albert Winstrup showing east wall of cubiculum 8 and detail of candelabrum, on left.  

Photo © Danmarks Kunstbibliotek, inventory number ark_6185.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972. House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, right of atrium, SE corner.  Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_21.

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972.

House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, right of atrium, SE corner. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.

American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_21.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 8, south wall of cubiculum. Photo by Hans Thorwid. 
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 8, south wall of cubiculum. Photo by Hans Thorwid.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972. House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, right of atrium, S wall and SE corner.  Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_32.

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972.

House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, right of atrium, S wall and SE corner. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.

American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_32

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972. House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, right of atrium, S wall.  Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_15.

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972.

House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, right of atrium, S wall. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.

American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_15.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972. House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, right of atrium, S wall.  Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_31.

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972.

House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, right of atrium, S wall. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.

American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_31.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, upper south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, upper south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. 
Room 8, looking east along painted south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024.

Room 8, looking east along painted south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 11 painted south wall of cubiculum.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 8, looking east along painted south wall of cubiculum.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, detail from east end of south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 8, detail from east end of south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 8, looking east across floor from doorway. Photo by Hans Thorwid. 
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 8, looking east across floor from doorway. Photo by Hans Thorwid.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. 
Room 8, detail of flooring near west wall, dry and wet. Photo by Hans Thorwid. 
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 8, detail of flooring near west wall, dry and wet. Photo by Hans Thorwid.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  
Room 8, detail of flooring near north wall, dry and wet. Photo by Hans Thorwid. 
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  

Room 8, detail of flooring near north wall, dry and wet. Photo by Hans Thorwid.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972. House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, E of atrium, floor.  Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.
American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_28.

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1972. House of the Bull, second doorway, third room, E of atrium, floor. Photo courtesy of Anne Laidlaw.

American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Laidlaw collection _P_72_8_28.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii.  December 2007. Looking south along east side of atrium.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking south along east side of atrium 4.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. Drawing by A. Aurelj of a frieze found in 1838 on the east side of the atrium, showing pygmies buying their foodstuffs and eating their meals. 
According to PPM, this frieze had been removed and (in 1991) was described as being on display in Casa del Citarista (I.4.25).
See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. III. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p. 487).
DAIR 83.16. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

V.1.7 Pompeii.

Drawing by A. Aurelj of a frieze found in 1838 on the east side of the atrium 4, showing pygmies buying their foodstuffs and eating their meals.

According to PPM, this frieze had been removed and (in 1991) was described as being on display in Casa del Citarista (I.4.25).

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. III. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p. 487).

DAIR 83.16. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south along east side of atrium.

V.1.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south along east side of atrium 4.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Floor of atrium.

V.1.7 Pompeii. March 2009. Floor of atrium 4.

 

East ala 9

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 9, doorway to corridor to peristyle in north wall of ala 10.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 10, doorway to corridor to peristyle in north wall of ala 9.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 9, ala on east side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 9, ala on east side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii.  December 2007. Room 10.  Ala on east side of atrium.

V.1.7 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 9, ala on east side of atrium.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. 
Room 9, north wall of east ala, with doorway to corridor 10 leading to peristyle “b”.
Photo by Hans Thorwid. 
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 9, north wall of east ala, with doorway to corridor 10 leading to peristyle “b”. Photo by Hans Thorwid.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024. 
Room 9, east ala, looking towards north-east corner, with doorway to corridor 10, on left. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

V.1.7 Pompeii. May 2024.

Room 9, east ala, looking towards north-east corner, with doorway to corridor 10, on left. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 9, east wall of ala. Photo by Hans Thorwid. 
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 9, east wall of ala. Photo by Hans Thorwid.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1864. Water colour by Hans Jorgen Holm, dated 24/5 64.
Now in Kopenhagen Kunstakademien, inventory Number A 17.741. 
According to Staub Gierow: A Danish architect, H. J. Holm has copied the north wall, which together with the description by Mau gives us some idea about its original layout.
See Staub Gierow, M., 2008. Pompejanische Copien aus Danemark: Studi della SAP 24, p. 29, Kat Nr. 1.

V.1.7 Pompeii. 1864. Water colour by Hans Jorgen Holm, dated 24/5 64.

Now in Kopenhagen Kunstakademien, inventory Number A 17.741.

According to Staub Gierow: A Danish architect, H. J. Holm has copied the north wall, which together with the description by Mau gives us some idea about its original layout.

See Staub Gierow, M., 2008. Pompejanische Copien aus Danemark: Studi della SAP 24, p. 29, Kat Nr. 1.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  
Room 9, south wall of ala, with doorway into cubiculum 8. Photo by Hans Thorwid. 
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7.  

Room 9, south wall of ala, with doorway into cubiculum 8. Photo by Hans Thorwid.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 9, flooring. Photo by Hans Thorwid. 
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 9, flooring. Photo by Hans Thorwid.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 9, detail of flooring between atrium and ala. Photo by Thomas Staub.
Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.7 Pompeii. c.2005-7. Room 9, detail of flooring between atrium and ala. Photo by Thomas Staub.

Photo courtesy of the Swedish Pompeii Project.

 

V.1.7 Pompeii. Drawing by Giuseppe Marsigli of painting described as being from the “esedra” on the right side of the atrium. 
The painting showed Leda, viewed from the rear, in the pose of Venus/Aphrodite “Anadyomene”, and the swan pulling the edge of her cloak
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 110.
Photo © ICCD. http://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it
Utilizzabili alle condizioni della licenza Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Condividi allo stesso modo 2.5 Italia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 IT)

V.1.7 Pompeii. Drawing by Giuseppe Marsigli of painting described as being from the “esedra” on the right side of the atrium.

The painting showed Leda, viewed from the rear, in the pose of Venus/Aphrodite “Anadyomene”, and the swan pulling the edge of her cloak.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 110.

Photo © ICCD. http://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it

Utilizzabili alle condizioni della licenza Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Condividi allo stesso modo 2.5 Italia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 IT)

 

 

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