V.1.26 Pompeii. Casa di L. Cecilio Giocondo or House of Lucius Caecilius Jucundus.

Domus L. Caecili Iucundi. Excavated 1844 and 1875.

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V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south across west portico, at rear of tablinum.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room L, looking south-east across peristyle garden, from north portico.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room L, portico on north and west side of peristyle garden, looking south-east.

V.1.26 Pompeii. 1884. Water colour by Isak Gustaf Clason. Room L, portico on north side of garden, looking east.

Only known representation of the water nymph belonging to the decoration of the north portico, described by A. Mau, BdI 1876, p. 231.

Now in the Konstakademien Stockholm. Photo courtesy of The Swedish Pompeii Project.

V.1.26 Pompeii. October 2023. Room L, marble basin on north portico of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

V.1.26 Pompeii. Pre-1943.

Room L, looking north-west towards marble basin on north portico of peristyle, and doorway to room “q”, at rear.

See Warscher, T. 1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli. Sala LXXXII. Vol.4. Rome, Swedish Institute, p.67, no.14.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room L, looking east along north portico, with large entrance to triclinium.

The following inscription was read scratched on the wall to the right of the large room near the peristyle:

Quis amat valeat. Pereat qui nescit amare bis tanto pereat, quisquis amare vetat. [CIL IV 4091]

According to Cooley, this means:

Whoever loves, let him flourish.

Let him perish who knows not love.

Let him perish twice over whoever forbids love.

See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii: A Sourcebook. London: Routledge. (p.73).

V.1.26 Pompeii. October 2023. Room L, marble basin on north portico, looking south-west across peristyle. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

V.1.26 Pompeii. October 2023.

Room L, north portico, detail of marble basin. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

V.1.26 Pompeii. Found in peristyle L. Love scene with figure in background.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 110569.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room L, looking south-east across peristyle garden.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. White marble basin on pedestal in middle of north portico of peristyle L.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room “o”, triclinium on north side of peristyle garden.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room “o”, looking north from peristyle.

V.1.26 Pompeii. October 2023. Room “o”, looking towards north wall from portico. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room “o”, south-west corner of triclinium.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room “o”, west end of south wall of triclinium, painted medallion of feminine face in south-west corner.

See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (p.212, fig 180, 4)

V.1.26 Pompeii. W.319. Drawing of medallion, from west end of south wall of triclinium.

See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: Giannini. (p.139, no.676)

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

V.1.26 Pompeii. Drawing of portrait medallion, from west end of south wall of triclinium.

See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: Giannini. (p.139, no.676)

DAIR 83.17. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room “o”, west wall of triclinium.

V.1.26 Pompeii. October 2023. Room “o”, west wall of triclinium. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room “o”, north wall of triclinium.

V.1.26 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Room “o”, looking towards north wall, and with detail of flooring.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1824.

V.1.26 Pompeii. c.1930. Room “o”, looking across flooring towards centre of north wall.

See Blake, M., (1930). The pavements of the Roman Buildings of the Republic and Early Empire. Rome, MAAR, 8, (p.44 & Pl.8, tav.1).

V.1.26 Pompeii. October 2023. Room “o”, detail of central emblema in triclinium. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

V.1.26 Pompeii. October 2023.

Room “o”, detail of opus sectile flooring in the centre of the floor, with black and white decorated mosaic cornice.

Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room “o”, painted mask from west side of centre of north wall of triclinium.

V.1.26 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Room “o”, detail from lower north wall on west side of central panel.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1824a.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room “o”, north wall of triclinium.

Remains of wall painting in centre panel, possibly Paris judging the beauty of the three goddesses.

V.1.26 Pompeii. c.1870’s, painting by Bazzani.

Room “o”, detail from north wall of triclinium on east side of central painting.

Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum. Inventory number 2056-1900.

V.1.26 Pompeii. October 2023.

Room “o”, east side of north wall of triclinium, detail of painted medallion with feminine face. 

Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

V.1.26 Pompeii. March 2009. Room “o”, painted medallion of feminine face from east side of north wall of triclinium.

See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (p.212, fig 180, 5)

V.1.26 Pompeii. W.320. Drawing of medallion, from east end of north wall of triclinium.

See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: Giannini. (p.139, no.675)

Photo by Tatiana Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

V.1.26 Pompeii. Drawing of portrait medallion, from east end of north wall of triclinium.

See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: Giannini. (p.139, no.675)

DAIR 83.18. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

V.1.26 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Room “o”, looking towards north-east corner.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1824b.

V.1.26 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39.

Room “o”, looking towards north-east corner, and detail of border around central emblema in flooring.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 909.

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