VI.7.18 Pompeii. Domus M. Asellini or House of Adonis

or House of Venus and Adonis or Casa di Ione or Casa con Xystus.

Excavated 1830s and restored 1976. Linked to VI.7.1 and VI.7.2.

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VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. North wall of east portico of peristyle.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. W.1326. North wall of east portico.

According to Bragantini, the small panel on the left contained a painting of two masks, the one on the right showed a dog.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p.152)

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

VI.7.18 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Detail of panel on north wall of east portico showing a dog in front of a cylindrical podium.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1668.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. Pen and ink drawing by Antonio Ala, not dated, showing the short north wall on the east end of the portico.

The panel at the west end (on left) seems to show two loaves of bread and a jug, the panel on the east end (right) appears to show a dog.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 210.

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VI.7.18 Pompeii. Paintings of two panels from the short north wall on the east end of the portico.

DAIR 83.69. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Large wall painting of Adonis ferito and Aphrodite in peristyle.

On the other side of the wall between the two columns on the right, would have been the painting of the heron and serpent, see below.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. 1966. Wall painting of heron, serpent and garden plants. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VI.7.18 Pompeii. 1966. Garden wall painting. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VI.7.18 Pompeii. W.1329. Looking towards west side of pluteus in peristyle, on north end of east portico.

According to Bragantini, this is from the wall in the east portico between the two columns on the north side.

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

VI.7.18 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39.

Looking towards west side of pluteus in peristyle on north end of east portico.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1665.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. W.1328.

Detail from wall in east portico of peristyle, showing painted plants, serpent and heron.

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

VI.7.18 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39.

Detail from wall in east portico of peristyle, showing painted plants, serpent and heron.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1666.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2023.

Large wall painting of Adonis ferito and Aphrodite on north wall in peristyle. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Large wall painting of Adonis ferito and Aphrodite in peristyle.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2023.

Large wall painting of Adonis ferito and Aphrodite on north wall in peristyle. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Large wall painting of Adonis ferito and Aphrodite in peristyle. 

In front of the left column are Chiron and Achilles with a lyre.

In front of the right column are Marsyas and Olympus with a lyre.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. 1974. Large wall painting of Adonis ferito and Aphrodite in peristyle. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.  

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VI.7.18 Pompeii. Peristyle. Large wall painting.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. 1966. Detail of cupid from top of painting. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VI.7.18 Pompeii. 19th century photo of the large wall painting of Venus and Adonis in peristyle. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Peristyle. Detail of large wall painting of Adonis ferito and Aphrodite.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. Drawing by Antonio Ala of central painting from north wall of peristyle.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 209.

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See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 340.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. Reproduction painting by Raoul-Rochette of central painting on rear north wall of peristyle.

According to Raoul-Rochette –

“the painting was discovered in October 1835, and I saw it in 1838, almost complete in its state of integrity in which it had come down to us, but which had already lost much, in the interval of six years, when I saw it again in October 1844”.

See Raoul-Rochette, M. Choix de Peintures de Pompei 1846. (pl. 9 and p.110-134).

VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Peristyle. Large wall painting of Adonis ferito and Aphrodite and Sleeping Eros.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. Peristyle. Wall painting on north wall.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. In front of the column are Marsyas and Olympus with a lyre.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. 1974.

Detail of Marsyas and Olympus with a lyre. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.  

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VI.7.18 Pompeii. December 2006. Peristyle. Sleeping Eros, on east side panel of large wall painting of Adonis ferito and Aphrodite.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. Sleeping Eros?

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

VI.7.18 Pompeii. 1966. Detail of sleeping boy/Eros? and peacock, from north wall. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VI.7.18 Pompeii. 1957.

Detail of sleeping boy/Eros? and peacock, from north wall. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VI.7.18 Pompeii. c.1871. Sleeping Eros ?. c.1871. Painting on north wall of peristyle.

Photo by J. H. Parker, © American Academy in Rome. Parker.2178.Italia.

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