VI.9.6
Pompeii. Casa dei Dioscuri or House of Castor & Pollux.
Rear entrance at VI.9.9. Excavated 1826, 1828 and 1837.
Linked to VI.9.7 and VI.9.8.
Large Peristyle
Pseudoperistyle
and east side Atrium
VI.9.6 Pompeii. About 1832. Drawing by Gell of peristyle with large basin and fountain. Looking west from room 22.
On the pilaster on the left is a painting of Perseus rescuing Andromeda.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8998.
On the pilaster on the right is the painting of Medea with her children.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8977.
On the inside of the pilasters at the far west end are two paintings of the slaughter of the sons and daughters of Niobe.
Wall painting of slaughter of the daughters of Niobe.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9304.
Wall painting of slaughter of sons of Niobe.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9302.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009.
Room 6, looking towards south side of large pilaster in south-east corner of peristyle.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.228. Room 6, drawing of wall painting from pilaster in south-east corner of peristyle.
See Helbig, W.,
1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv
verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1417)
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii.
Painting of naked child training a monkey, found 20th or 26th April 1828 in the peristyle, attributed to Giuseppe Marsigli.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 356.
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VI.9.6 Pompeii. November
2023.
Room 6, looking
south-west across east portico towards pilaster. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe
Ciaramella.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. November
2023.
Room 6, looking west
across east portico towards pilaster in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1030. Room 6, pilaster in south-east corner of peristyle, looking west.
This would have had the painting of Perseus rescuing Andromeda painted on it.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. Wall painting of Perseus rescuing Andromeda.
According to the information card –
“Perseus and Andromeda: this is the largest version of a subject found many times in the decoration of the Vesuvian cities.
The hero helps the young girl to climb down the rock to which she had been chained.
He holds a sword in his left hand and the recently severed head of the Gorgon.”
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8998.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, November 2018.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. Found 18th June 1828 in room 6, on the south pilaster at the east end of peristyle.
Wall painting of Perseus rescuing Andromeda.
Two large panel paintings, Perseus rescuing Andromeda and Medea with her children, occupied the end pilasters directly opposite room 22.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8998.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1186).
VI.9.6 Pompeii. Detail from wall painting of Perseus rescuing Andromeda.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8998. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, November 2018.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. Found 18th June 1828 in room 6, east end of peristyle, with two pilasters.
Detail of the severed head of the Gorgon from the wall painting of Perseus rescuing Andromeda.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. Drawing of a copy of the painting existing in Real Museo Borbonico, by Giuseppe Marsigli, 1830.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 366.
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- Non commerciale - Condividi allo stesso modo 2.5 Italia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 IT)
VI.9.6 Pompeii. c.1830. Assorted decoration as drawn by Gell.
The lower drawing may have been from the zoccolo of the east wall under the window of our Room 21. (See VI.9.6, east, pt.5).
See Gell, W. Sketchbook of Pompeii, c.1830.
See book from Van Der Poel Campanian Collection on Getty website http://hdl.handle.net/10020/2002m16b425
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1039. Room 6, looking east towards rear of pilaster in south-east corner of peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1036. Room 6, looking south towards pilaster in south-east corner of peristyle.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. 1845. Old drawing of peristyle with large basin and fountain. Looking west from room 22.
On the pilaster on the right, the painting of Medea with her children can be seen.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8977.
On the inside of the pilasters at the far west end are two paintings of the slaughter of the sons and daughters of Niobe.
See Zuccagni Orlandini, A., 1845. Atlante Illustrativo ossia raccolta dei principali monumenti italiani antichi, del medioevo e moderni e di alcune vedute pittoriche: Vol III: Regno delle due Sicilie. Firenze, Tav. XI, n.1.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. November 2023.
Room 6, looking across east portico towards pilaster in
north-east corner. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1798.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1031. Room 6, pilaster in north-east corner of peristyle, looking west from room 22.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. November 2023.
Room 6, looking west towards pilaster in north-east corner of peristyle, and along north portico.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1032.
Room 6, looking west towards pilaster in north-east corner of peristyle, looking west along north portico.
This would have had the painting of Medea contemplating killing her children painted on it.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii.
Found 18th June 1828 in room 6, on the north pilaster at the east end of peristyle.
Wall painting of Medea contemplating killing her children who are playing nearby.
Two large panel paintings, Perseus rescuing Andromeda and Medea with her children, occupied the end pilasters directly opposite room 22.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8977.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1262).
VI.9.6 Pompeii. 1957.
Found 18th June 1828 in room 6, on the north pilaster at the east end of peristyle.
Wall painting of Medea contemplating killing her children who are playing nearby.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8977.
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.9.6 Pompeii. W.1028. Room 6, looking towards north-east corner of peristyle, and rear of pilaster.
On the right, in the east wall, the small doorway to room 17, the pseudo-peristyle and large doorway to room 22, can be seen.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. Peristyle with large basin and fountain. Looking west.
Old undated photograph courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries, Fox Collection.
Possibly c.1870 by Giacomo Brogi (see photo below).
VI.9.6 Pompeii. Peristyle with large basin and fountain. Looking west.
C. 1870 photo by Giacomo Brogi. 5055 POMPEI. Casa di Castore e Polluce. Photo
courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Room 6, looking across deep pool towards north-west corner of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 411.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, deep pool and south-east corner of peristyle.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1025.
Room 6, north-east corner of peristyle, with small doorway to pseudo-peristyle and large doorway to large exedra with window.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.9.6 Pompeii. W.1026. Room 6, wall decoration from dado of east wall between the doorways to rooms 17 and 22.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
Pseudoperistyle and east side Atrium