VI.15.1 Pompeii. House of the
Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum.
Excavated 1894-1895. Linked to VI.15.27.
In Notizie degli Scavi, prior to January 1897, this house was described as being in Insula 12 of Reg. VI, afterwards it was changed to Insula 15 of Reg. VI.
Room of the Cupids or Cherubs (PPM – room q)
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Plan
South end of east wall and south wall in south-east corner.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. Lower east wall at south end, in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. August 2023.
Painted detail from red panel above black predella on
east wall at south end.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. August 2023. Detail of peacock
painted above predella on lower east wall at south end. Photo courtesy of
Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2024.
Lower east wall, detail from zoccolo on south side of panel with painted Amazon.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. August 2023. Black painted zoccolo on lower east
wall at south end. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Detail of painted
bird on black painted zoccolo on lower east wall at south end. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Detail from east wall with painted panel of cupids making perfumed oil. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2001. East wall with painting of cupids making perfumed oil. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Lower east wall at south end, part of painted panel of cupids making perfumed oil. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2001.
Detail of left (north) part of panel from east wall at south end of cupids making perfumed oil. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2001.
Detail of right (south) part of panel from east wall of cupids making perfumed oil. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1968. East wall with painting of cupids making perfumed oil. 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.15.1 Pompeii. 1966. East wall with painting of cupids making perfumed oil. 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.15.1 Pompeii. 1957. East wall with painting of cupids making perfumed oil. 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.15.1 Pompeii.
Early 20th century postcard by G. Sommer, no. 123, showing painting of cupids from the east wall. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
Photograph by Sommer, no. 11988. Detail from east wall with painting of cupids making perfumed oil. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
East wall with painting of Psychai (female cupids) gathering petals. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
East wall, detail of painted panel with painting of Psychai (female cupids) gathering petals. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 1977. Painted decoration on east wall. Photo courtesy of David Hingston.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1957. East wall with painting of Psychai (female cupids) gathering petals. 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.15.1 Pompeii. October 2001.
Detail of panel on east wall of painting of Psychai (female cupids) gathering petals. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
East wall with painting of Psychai (winged female cupids) gathering petals. 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.15.1 Pompeii. 1966. East wall with painting of Psychai (female cupids) gathering petals. 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.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Zoccolo on south end of east wall with painted panel of female figure holding plate with offerings.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Painted panel on zoccolo (0.49 high) from east wall at south end.
Described by
Sogliano as –
“Figura
muliebre: coronata di alloro e vestita di chitone verde, con manto giallo,
tiene nella destra abbassata il prefericolo e con la sinistra un piatto con le
offerte, tra cui una pina”
(Female figure: crowned with laurel and dressed in green robe with yellow mantle, holding a vase with a handle lowdown in her right hand and a plate with offerings, including a pine cone, in her left.)
See Sogliano, A. La
Casa dei Vettii in Pompei, in Mon. Ant. 1898. (p.383-384, fig. 68).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. East wall in south-east corner with painting of cupids picking flowers and making garlands.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2024.
East wall in the south-east corner with painting of cupids as flower dealers, picking and selling flowers and making garlands.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2023.
Detail from east wall in the south-east corner with painting of cupids as flower dealers, picking and selling flowers and making garlands.
Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
East wall in the south-east corner, part of painted panel of cupids as flower dealers, picking and selling flowers and making garlands.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
East wall in the south-east corner, detail of part of painted panel of cupids as flower dealers, picking and selling flowers and making garlands.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
Early 20th century postcard by G. Sommer, showing painting of cupids from the east wall. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1966. Painted cupids from east wall in south-east corner. 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.15.1 Pompeii. 1957. Painted cupids from east wall in south-east corner. 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.15.1 Pompeii. October 2024. Lower east wall in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. South-east corner of room of the cupids or cherubs.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2024.
South wall in south-east corner with painting of cupids taking part in an archery or throwing contest. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
South wall in south-east corner with painting of cupids taking part in an archery or throwing contest. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
Detail of cupids from
south wall in south-east corner, taking part in an archery or throwing contest.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail of cupids from south wall in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Early 20th century postcard by G. Sommer, no.13.
The painting on the left shows the cupids at target practice, this painting is from the south wall in south-east corner.
On the right is the painting from the west wall with painting of cupids buying and selling wine. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 19th century painting of frescoes.
See Niccolini F, 1896. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Quarto. Napoli. Nuovi Scavi Tav XXVIII.
Looking south across mosaic threshold from “cupid’s room” onto north portico.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
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