V.6.12 Pompeii. Casa di Leda. House with paintings of Priapus, Leda and Narcissus.
Only the western and southern street fronts of this insula were excavated, c.1902, 1905-8.
Further excavations were carried out in 2018-9 and 2023-4.
Amb. 9. Cubiculum with Leda and the Swan fresco.
V.6.12 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking east along entrance corridor Amb. 8, with cubiculum Amb. 9
with Leda and the Swan fresco, on right. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
V.6.12 Pompeii. December 2019.
Looking south from entrance corridor over wall into cubiculum Amb. 9 with Leda and the Swan fresco. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12 Pompeii. March 2024. Amb. 9. Ceiling of cubiculum with Leda and the Swan fresco on east wall.
The refined ceiling of the cubiculum found collapsed on the floor, (which was then restored).
On display in
exhibition “L’altra Pompei, vite comuni all’ombra del Vesuvio”. Photo courtesy
of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 9, detail of ceiling of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
On display in exhibition “L’altra Pompei, vite comuni all’ombra del Vesuvio”.
V.6.12 Pompeii. March 2024. Amb. 9. The refined ceiling of the cubiculum with Leda and the Swan fresco on east wall.
The ceiling was found collapsed on the floor, and then
restored. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe
Ciaramella.
On display in
exhibition “L’altra Pompei, vite comuni all’ombra del Vesuvio”.
V.6.12 Pompeii. May 2024. Room 9, detail of ceiling of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
On display in exhibition “L’altra Pompei, vite comuni all’ombra del Vesuvio”.
Amb. 9. Ceiling of cubiculum with Leda and the Swan fresco on east wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
On display in exhibition in Palaestra, according to the information card –
“The collapsed ceiling of the cubiculum was discovered in fragments on the floor and reassembled after restoration work.
It is on display here for the first time. Amphitrite is depicted in the centre of the fresco amongst tritons and cupids.”
(Il soffitto del cubiculum e stato ritrovato in
crollo sul pavimento e ricomposto dopo il restauro, qui esposto per la prima
volta.
Al centro Anfitrite tra tritoni e amorini.)
V.6.12 Pompeii. April 2022.
Amb. 9. Ceiling of cubiculum, on display in exhibition in Palaestra. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Looking towards
east wall in cubiculum Amb.
9 with fresco of Leda and the Swan.
At
the rear, in the atrium Amb. 25, a fresco of Narcissus can be seen on the south
wall.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12 Pompeii. December 2019.
Looking towards
east wall in cubiculum Amb.
9 with fresco of Leda and the Swan.
At
the rear, in the atrium Amb. 25, a fresco of Narcissus can be seen on the south
wall.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12 Pompeii. December 2019.
Looking south-east from entrance corridor Amb. 8 towards south wall of atrium Amb. 25 with fresco of Narcissus.
Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Looking towards north
wall of cubiculum Amb. 9, with doorway to atrium Amb. 25, on right. Photo courtesy of Johannes
Eber.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2024.
Looking north-east across cubiculum 9, through doorway into atrium, with doorway to corridor 40, at rear of atrium.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12,
Pompeii. January 2020.
Amb. 9. Looking towards east wall in
cubiculum with doorway to atrium Amb. 25. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
V.6.12,
Pompeii. April 2022.
Amb. 9. Looking towards east wall in cubiculum with doorway to atrium. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12, Pompeii. January 2020.
Looking east in cubiculum Amb. 9, with painting of Leda and the Swan. The atrium with a painting of Mercury is at the rear.
Photo
courtesy of Johannes Eber.
V.6.12, Pompeii. January 2020. Amb. 9. Cubiculum
with painting of Leda and the Swan.
Looking towards south end of east wall in cubiculum. The atrium with a painting of Mercury is at the rear.
Cubiculum con pittura di Leda e il cigno.
L'atrio con un dipinto di Mercurio è nella parte posteriore.
Photo
courtesy of Johannes Eber.
V.6.12, Pompeii. January 2020. Amb. 9.
Doorway of the cubiculum in east wall, with painting of Leda and the Swan and painting of Mercury in the atrium at the rear.
Porta del cubicolo nella parete est con pittura di Leda e il cigno
e pittura di Mercurio nell'atrio nella parte posteriore.
Photo courtesy of Johannes
Eber.
V.6.12
Pompeii. December 2019. Amb. 9.
East
wall of cubiculum with painting of Leda and the Swan. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12 Pompeii. September 2021. Amb. 9.
Detail of painting of Leda and the swan from east wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12,
Pompeii. January 2020. Amb. 9.
East
wall of cubiculum, painting of Leda and the Swan. Photo courtesy of Johannes
Eber.
V.6.12 Pompeii. November 2018. Amb. 9. Cubiculum. Painting of Leda and the Swan (Zeus).
Fresco discovered during the stabilization and reprofiling of the excavation fronts, in a cubiculum (bedroom) of a house along Via del Vesuvio.
The room that preserves the painting is placed
next to the entrance corridor where the fresco of the Priapus had already been
identified.
Questa volta si tratta del mito di Leda e il cigno
rappresentato in un affresco rinvenuto, durante i lavori di stabilizzazione e
riprofilamento dei fronti di scavo, in un cubicolo (stanza da letto) di una
casa lungo via del Vesuvio. L'ambiente che conserva il dipinto è posto accanto
a corridoio di ingresso dove già era stato individuato l'affresco del Priapo.
Photograph © Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
Dipinto di Leda e il cigno (Zeus) durante lo scavo.
Photograph
© Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. November 2018. Amb. 9. Cubiculum. Painting of Leda and the Swan (Zeus).
The scene - full of sensuality - depicts the union of Jupiter, transformed into a swan, and Leda, wife of King Tyndareus.
From her embraces, first with Jupiter and then Tyndareus, would be born the twins Castor and Pollux from an egg (the Dioscuri), Helen - the future wife of King Menelaus of Sparta and cause of the Trojan War - and Clytemnestra, later bride (and assassin) of King Agamemnon of Argos and brother to Menelaus.
La scena piena di sensualità rappresenta il
congiungimento tra Giove, trasformatosi in cigno, e Leda, moglie di Tindaro re
di Sparta. Dal doppio amplesso, prima con Giove e poi con Tindaro, nasceranno,
fuoriuscendo da uova, i gemelli Castore e Polluce (i Dioscuri), Elena - futura
moglie di Menelao re di Sparta e causa della guerra di Troia – e Clitennestra,
poi sposa (e assassina) di Agamennone re di Argo e fratello di Menelao.
Detail from Photograph © Parco Archeologico di
Pompei.
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V.6.12 Pompeii. May 2021. Amb. 9. East and south walls of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Davide Peluso.
V.6.12, Pompeii. January 2020. Amb. 9.
East and south walls of cubiculum, with
doorway to atrium, on left. Photo
courtesy of Johannes Eber.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
East wall of cubiculum with painting of Leda and the swan, and bed recess below.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. December 2019. Amb. 9.
Looking towards east wall in cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12 Pompeii. February 2019. Amb. 9. Bird with fruit above bed niche in the cubiculum, east wall.
Uccello con frutta sopra la nicchia del letto nel cubiculum.
Photograph
© Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
Detail of painting of flying Pegasus or flying griffin, from zoccolo/dado on east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12, Pompeii. January 2020. Amb. 9.
East wall of cubiculum, with red bed niche with delicate floral ornamentation, garland and with plant in the centre.
Photo courtesy of Johannes
Eber.
V.6.12 Pompeii. February 2019. Amb. 9. Cubiculum, east wall.
Red bed niche with delicate floral ornamentation, garland and with plant in the centre.
Cubiculum. Nicchia letto rosso con delicati ornamenti floreali,
ghirlanda e con pianta al centro.
Photograph
© Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12
Pompeii. January 2020. Amb. 9. Looking towards east and south walls of
cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
V.6.12 Pompeii. December 2019. Amb. 9.
South-east
corner of cubiculum, with bed recess. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
V.6.12 Pompeii. February 2019. Amb. 9. Cubiculum. South-east corner with Leda fresco and bed niche.
A small painted panel can be seen at the top of each of the two walls.
The entire Leda room is characterised by sophisticated Fourth Style decorations, with delicate floral embellishments, interspersed by griffins with cornucopia, winged cupids, still lifes and scenes of combat between animals. The harmony of these exquisite designs even extended to the ceiling, which completely collapsed under the weight of the lapilli, and whose fragments were recovered by restorers and used to reconstruct the story.
Cubiculum. Angolo con affresco Leda e nicchia letto.
Un piccolo pannello dipinto può essere visto nella parte superiore di
ciascuna delle due pareti.
Decori raffinati di IV stile caratterizzano l'intera stanza di Leda, con
delicati ornamenti floreali, intervallati da grifoni con cornucopie, amorini
volanti, nature morte e scene di lotte tra animali. Finanche sul soffitto,
rovinosamente crollato sotto il peso dei lapilli, si estendeva l'armonia di
questi pregiati disegni, i cui frammenti sono stati recuperati dai restauratori
per ricomporne la trama.
Photograph
© Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. February 2019. Amb. 9. Cubiculum. South wall with flying cupid, plant motifs and architectural painting, in south-east corner.
Cubiculum. Parete con amorino volanti, motivi vegetali e pittura architettonica.
Photograph
© Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9. South wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12,
Pompeii. January 2020. Amb. 9. South wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Johannes
Eber.
V.6.12
Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9. Centre of red zoccolo/dado on south wall of
cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
Medallion with Cupid, from east end of south
wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
Painted dolphin and sea creature in
zoccolo/dado at east end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
Painted griffin with cornucopia in
zoccolo/dado at east end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
Painted plant on red painted zoccolo/dado on
south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. February 2019. Amb. 9.
Lower
south wall of cubiculum with delicate floral ornamentation,
interspersed with griffins with cornucopias, still lifes and scenes of animal
fights.
Parete inferiore di cubiculum con delicati
ornamenti floreali, intervallati da grifoni con cornucopie, nature morte e
scene di lotte tra animali.
Photograph
© Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
Painting of animal fight from predella in
centre of red zoccolo/dado on south wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus
Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
Architectural decoration at west end of south
wall of cubiculum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
Detail of architectural decoration including candelabra at west side of central painting on south wall of cubiculum.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
Detail from architectural decoration (? a peacock) on west side of central painting on south wall of cubiculum.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
Painted griffin with cornucopia in
zoccolo/dado at west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. October 2020. Amb. 9.
Detail of painted griffin with cornucopia in
zoccolo/dado at west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
V.6.12 Pompeii. November 2018. Amb. 9. Cubiculum. Upper south-east corner during excavation showing part of the ceiling.
The exquisite designs even extended to the ceiling, which completely collapsed under the weight of the lapilli, and whose fragments were recovered by restorers and used to reconstruct the story.
Cubiculum. Angolo superiore durante lo scavo che
mostra parte del soffitto.
I disegni
squisiti anche esteso al soffitto, rovinosamente crollato sotto il peso dei lapilli, i cui frammenti sono
stati recuperati dai restauratori per ricomporne la trama.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. November 2018. Amb. 9. Cubiculum. Upper east wall during excavation.
The upper border is decorated with small red and orange panels with sea creatures
Underneath are goats or deer and a small panel painted with a marine landscape.
Cubiculum. Parete superiore durante gli scavi.
Il bordo
superiore è decorato con piccoli pannelli rossi e arancioni con creature marine
Sotto ci
sono capre o cervi e una piccola scena dipinta con un paesaggio marino.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12 Pompeii. November 2018. Amb. 9. Cubiculum. Upper south wall and south-east corner, during excavation.
The upper border is decorated with small red and orange panels with sea creatures
Underneath are two birds, a goat and a small painted still life, bordered by doors.
Cubiculum.
Parete superiore durante gli scavi.
Il bordo
superiore è decorato con piccoli pannelli rossi e arancioni con creature marine
Sotto ci
sono due uccelli, una capra e un piccolo dipinto natura morta, delimitata da porte.
Photograph ©
Parco Archeologico di Pompei.
V.6.12, Pompeii. January
2020. Looking east from cubiculum Amb. 9. into atrium Amb. 25. Photo courtesy of Johannes
Eber.