VI.10.2
Pompeii. Casa dei Cinque Scheletri or Casa del Vaticinio di Cassandra.
Excavated 1826 - 1831. Bombed in 1943.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to oecus or triclinium, on north side of atrium.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Remains of structure in north-west corner in oecus on north side of atrium.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Oecus on north side of atrium, looking east.
According to Bragantini, the north wall of this room would have been decorated with a black dado.
The middle zone of the wall was faded but would have been panelled and with narrow compartments.
The decoration on the south wall was completely illegible.
See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p.231, oecus 6)
VI.10.2 Pompeii. Painting of wall of oecus on north side of atrium, and reproduced here in all its colour, painted by Zahn.
See Zahn, W., 1842. Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: II. Berlin: Reimer, Taf. VII.
VI.10.2 Pompeii.
Drawing by Giuseppe Marsigli, 1829, of painting of Paris and Helen, which was detached from the walls of the oecus by order of the King.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 364.
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Original now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 9002.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. W.152. Drawing of wall painting of Helen and Paris.
The painting was found in the oecus and is now in the Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 9002.
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. Oecus. 1871 drawing of wall painting of Helen and Paris.
DAIR 83.101.
Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
See Helbig, W.,
1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens.
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1310)
See Coarelli F. and Pesando F. et al, 2006. Rileggere Pompei: l’insula 10 della regione VI. Roma: L’Erma di Bretschneider. p. 61.
VI.10.2 Pompeii.
Wall painting of Aeneas consulting Anio or the Vaticinio di Cassandra. This painting was also found in the oecus.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8999.
According to PAH, this is Aeneas consulting Anio, the King of Ortigia, accompanied by Anchises and the little Ascanius.
See PAH II, p. 219, March 1829.
According to Coarelli and Pesando, this is Cassandra prophesising the fall of Troy.
Priam is sitting, with the young Paris leaning on his thigh. Hector is next to them, holding a dagger that is resting on a table.
Cassandra is on the right of the picture, with her hand outstretched.
See similar paintings in I.2.28 and VI.3.7.
See Coarelli F. and Pesando F. et al, 2006. Rileggere Pompei: l’insula 10 della regione VI. Roma: L’Erma di Bretschneider. p. 60-1, Tav. XVII.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. Painting by Giuseppe Marsigli, 1830, copy of wall painting now in Real Museo Borbonico.
This painting has been described as either Aeneas consulting Anio, or Cassandra prophesising the fall of Troy.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 362.
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VI.10.2 Pompeii.
Drawing by Giuseppe Marsigli, 1829, of wall painting of Aeneas consulting Anio or Cassandra prophesising the fall of Troy.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 361.
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VI.10.2 Pompeii. Drawing of wall painting of Aeneas consulting Anio. This painting was also found in the oecus.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten
Städte Campaniens.
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1391b)
See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p.140)
VI.10.2 Pompeii. Third style wall painting of Ulysses and Penelope. The painting was found in the oecus.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9107.
See Coarelli F. and Pesando F. et al, 2006. Rileggere Pompei: l’insula 10 della regione VI. Roma: L’Erma di Bretschneider. p.61-2, tav. XVII.
VI.10.2 Pompeii.
Drawing by Giuseppe Marsigli, 1830, of a copy of a painting now existing in Real Museo Borbonico, showing Ulysses and Penelope, from the oecus.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 363.
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This painting was detached from the wall in May 1829, and taken to the museum, inventory number 9107.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. Drawing of wall painting of Ulysses and Penelope. The painting was also found in the oecus.
Original painting now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9107.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten
Städte Campaniens. Leipzig:
Breitkopf und Härtel. (1331).
See Pagano, M.
and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti
rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p.140)
See Coarelli F. and Pesando F. et al, 2006. Rileggere Pompei: L’insula 10 della regione VI. Roma: L’Erma di Bretschneider. p.61-2, tav. XVII.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to atrium from oecus on north side of atrium.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. West wall of oecus on north side of atrium.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east along corridor at side of tablinum.
According to Jashemski, a corridor to the left of the tablinum (excavated in 1827) led to the narrow portico.
This was supported by four columns on the north, which enclosed the garden on the west, north and east.
The triclinium at the rear of the garden was completely open to the garden.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.141)
VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to tablinum, looking east from atrium.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east through tablinum towards garden area, and triclinium at the rear of house.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking north-west from garden area towards first room on left of
peristyle. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. December 2018.
Looking west from second room on left of peristyle, across wall
into first room on left of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. December 2018.
West
wall of first room on left of peristyle, recess ? Photo courtesy of Aude
Durand.
VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north.
Remains of room to east of oecus, this would have been the first room on the left of the peristyle.
According to Garcia y Garcia, on 13th September 1943 at 5 in the evening, a huge bomb fell on the north-east section of the house.
This caused the total ruin of three rooms with the total loss of all paintings and wall plaster and stucco.
The north-east and east perimeter walls were also destroyed.
See Garcia y
Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.80, and
figs 150-153)
VI.10.2 Pompeii. March 2009. Remains of rooms in north-east corner, destroyed by bombing in 1943.
According to Helbig, paintings found in the second room on the left of the peristyle (roughly to the left of where all the wood is piled) were –
on the left (west) wall was a painting of a Warrior asking the Oracle, (no longer there), Helbig 1391
on the right (east) wall was a painting of Perseus and
Andromeda, Helbig 1187. MN 8993.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1187, 1391).
VI.10.2 Pompeii. Drawing by Giuseppe Marsigli, 1829, of a warrior (Hector) asking advice from the Oracle.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 365.
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See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (1391).
VI.10.2 Pompeii. Pre-1942. Looking towards north-east corner of second room on left of peristyle.
According to Warscher, “X” marks the spot where the painting of Perseus and Andromeda was removed from the east wall.
See Warscher, T.
1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli.
Sala LXXIX. Vol.1. Rome, Swedish Institute
VI.10.2 Pompeii. Anonymous painting, but similar to engraving by Marsigli, of Perseus and Andromeda.
This appears to be the only documentation of this painting which was detached because as one can read in MB –
“this picture was excavated very damaged by the events of time and the eruption”.
See Museo Borbonico IV, tav.50, which was signed by Marsigli.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 368.
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See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (1187).
VI.10.2 Pompeii. Pre-November 1856. Drawing by Zahn, of Perseus and Andromeda.
See Zahn, W., 1852-59. Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: III. Berlin: Reimer, taf. LXXI.