V.2.1 Pompeii. Casa della Regina
Margherita or House of Queen Margherita.
Back entrance at V.2.a. Excavated 1883. Bombed in 1943.
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V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north from the tablinum.
According to BdI –
“To the tablinum, (room “q”) with flooring similar to that of the impluvium with rows of black stones, you go up by a step (0.18 high), from the atrium, faced with white marble; the walls are painted in the last style with yellow background above a red zoccolo/dado, but not much of it was preserved.”
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 1885, (p. 160)
V.2.1 Pompeii. May 2005. Doorways to rooms 7, 8 and 9 on west side of the tablinum. (BdI room numbers “n”, “o” and “p”).
V.2.1 Pompeii. September 2015. Doorways to rooms 8 and 9 on west side of the tablinum, and corridor to kitchen area.
V.2.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 8, oecus. (BdI room “o”)
V.2.1 Pompeii. March 2009.
Room 8, looking west. On the west wall, before the bombing in 1943, was a painting of Leda and the Swan.
On the south wall was a painting of Poseidon and Amymone.
According to PPM –
“The zoccolo/dado was red with “carpet” border edging which divided it into squares with skulls/heads of bulls.
Not much of the rich wall decoration in IV Style survives, but architectural views with golden twisted candelabra separated the white panels with blue “carpet” borders in the middle zone of the walls. Between the middle and upper zone a short stretch of cornice of blue and red stucco remained.”
V.2.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, south wall, and south-east corner.
V.2.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, south wall. Remains of fragments of recomposed wall plaster.
The painting of Poseidon and Amymone was originally found on this wall.
The house was badly damaged by a bomb in 1943 and the majority of the paintings reduced to fragments.
The fragments are now put back together, as best as possible.
V.2.1 Pompeii. Room 8, south wall. Drawing by G. Discanno of painting of Neptune and Amymone.
DAIR 83.37. Photo
© Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
V.2.1 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 8, south wall.
V.2.1 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 8, detail from south wall.
V.2.1 Pompeii. Old undated photograph. Room 8, south-west corner.
In the centre of the south wall (on left) is a painting of Poseidon and Amymone.
In the centre of the west wall (on right) is a painting of Leda and the swan in the central panel.
DAIR 56.1260, Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
V.2.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, looking towards west wall.
V.2.1 Pompeii. 1931? Room 8, looking towards west wall.
DAIR 31.2476 Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
The zoccolo was red subdivided with panels with carpet borders and garlands.
In the centre was Leda and the Swan in an aedicula with doors at each side and with an eagle on a globe above.
In the side panels were carpet borders, curved on the short sides and with cupids in the centre of each panel and above were goats and garlands.
In the lunette above were birds with fruit and with flowers at the sides.
See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. III. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 776-7.
V.2.1 Pompeii. Room 8, design by G. Discanno showing Leda and the swan from the centre of the west wall.
DAIR 83.36. Photo
© Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
V.2.1 Pompeii. May 2005. Room 8, north end of west wall.
V.2.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 9, triclinium. (BdI, room “p”)
The flooring was made from cocciopesto with white tesserae.
V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 9.
According to PPM -
“The south wall, on the left, was recovered with simple raw/rough plaster: the
others with a black background and with partitions rendered in colors in
non-bright tones, on the whole little preserved, which would therefore date
back to a IV Style that could be considered executed
before 62.”
See Carratelli,
G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e
Mosaici.III. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p.774)
V.2.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, west wall.
According to PPM-
“The west wall was better preserved, including the recess for the bed. The black zoccolo/dado was nearly viewable with panels with “carpet” borders and taut garlands, and panels with painted flying swans.
In the black middle zone, with a central aedicula was the painting of Marsyas and Olympus.
In the side panels of the middle zone were vignettes of female flying figures.
The upper zone of the wall has nearly all perished.”
V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 9, west wall.
V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 9, west wall. Flying female figure with sword and shield.
See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p. 56).
V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Wall painting on west wall. Painting of Marsyas and Olympus.
See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p. 55-6).
V.2.1 Pompeii. Room 9, detail of wall painting on west wall of Marsyas and Olympus.
This would appear to show Marsyas teaching Olympus to play the flute in a landscape seen with a tree, on the right.
See Annali dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1884, Tav. G.
V.2.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, north wall.
V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 9, north wall with central aedicula containing the painting of Danae and Zeus.
V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 9, north wall.
Wall painting of Danae seated on a couch and catching golden rain in her drapery. Next to her is a beardless Zeus in human form.
V.2.1 Pompeii. Room 9, north wall, painting by G. Discanno of Danae and Zeus.
DAIR 83.41. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
V.2.1 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 9, north-east corner, with wall painting on east wall.
V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 9, east wall with wall painting.
V.2.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 9, painting on east wall.
Painting of a female figure standing, and a male figure seated. Meleager or Hermes?
See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p. 55).
V.2.1 Pompeii. Room 9, painting on east wall of triclinium, much ruined at the time of discovery.
This has been interpreted as either Atalanta and Meleager, or possibly Odysseus and Penelope.
DAIR 83.38. Photo
© Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
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