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
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking south across peristyle, from north portico. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
Looking towards north-west corner of peristyle on north portico, with the doorway to the “Cupids’ room”, (PPM - room q), on right.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking north-east across north portico to doorway to the
“Cupids’ room”, (PPM - room q). Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North portico, detail of painted decoration on east side of
doorway to the “Cupids’ room”, (PPM - room q). Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Doorway to room on north portico, of the cupids or cherubs.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Mosaic at doorway to room of the cupids or cherubs.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. August 2023. Looking towards north wall
from doorway. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
April 2023. Looking north through doorway. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. Looking north from doorway. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking north from doorway. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north across mosaic floor.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall painting on west side of entrance doorway, on south wall.
According to Peters, this is on a pier to the right of the main entrance.
See Peters, W.J.T. (1963): Landscape in Romano-Campanian Mural Paintings. The Netherlands, Van Gorcum & Comp. (p. 136, Plate 122).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2023. Wall painting on west side
of entrance doorway, on south wall. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. August 2023.
Wall painting of Silenus and Hermaphroditus on west side of doorway
of south wall. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Wall painting of Silenus and
Hermaphroditus on west side of doorway. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1956. Wall painting of Silenus and Hermaphroditus on west side of doorway.
DAIR 56.460. Photo
© Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Wall painting of Silenus and Hermaphroditus on west side of doorway.
Photo courtesy of Wellcome Collection. See Wellcome Collection.
Use Attribution 4.0
International (CC BY 4.0)
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking north along west wall of room of the cupids or cherubs. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall of room of the cupids or cherubs.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Wall
plaque on west wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.
West wall at south end. The above wall painting is of three Psychai gathering flowers.
Below is a female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
West wall at south end, detail of wall painting from predella of three Psychai gathering flowers. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall at south end, with detail of remains of painting.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Painted panel (0.23m high, x 0.53m wide) from west wall at south end.
Described by Sogliano as –
“Tre Psichi occupate a cogliere fiori e a riporli nel kalathos: quella di mezzo era inginocchiata, e le
due laterali, l’una a dritta quasi di profilo e l’altra a sinistra di spalle,
sono ritte; e quella a destra tiene con ambe le mani un seno del manto colmo di
fiori. Danneggiato.”
(Three Psyche busy picking flowers and placing them in
the kàlathos: the middle one is kneeling and the two side ones, the one on the
right almost in profile and the other on the left seen from behind are upright:
and the one on the right holds with both hands the mantle full of flowers. Damaged.)
See Sogliano, A. La
Casa dei Vettii in Pompei Mon. Ant. 1898, p. 367-368,
fig. 60).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
West wall at south end, painting in zoccolo of female figure or priestess holding implement of sacrifice.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.
West wall at south end, with detail of painting of female figure or priestess holding implement of sacrifice.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Painted panel on zoccolo (0.50 high) from west wall at south end.
Described by Sogliano as –
“Figura muliebre,
coronata di foglie e con un velo che le discende dall’occipite sulle spalle:
indossando una veste paonazzo-chiaro, con manto giallognolo, tiene nella dritta
una fiaccola, e con la sinistra sostiene, intorno ai lombi, una piega del manto.”
(A feminine figure crowned with leaves and with a veil
descending from her head onto her shoulders: wearing a pale-purple robe, with a
yellowish mantle, she holds a torch in her right hand, and with her left hand
supports, around her waist, a fold of the mantle.)
See Sogliano, A. La
Casa dei Vettii in Pompei Mon. Ant. 1898.
(p.369-370, fig. 61).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Painted panel in zoccolo of Amazon with shield. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Painted panel on zoccolo (0.44 high remaining) from centre of west wall.
Described by Sogliano as –
“Danneggiata
nella testa e nelle spalle.
Amazzone
fieramente piantata: indossa corta veste gialla orlata di celeste chiaro, con
mantello grigio, ed ha i piedi muniti di coturni grigi.
Nella destra
abbassata tiene la scure e al braccio sinistro lo scudo.”
(Damaged in the head and shoulders.
Proud Amazon: wearing a short yellow robe edged with
light blue, with a grey cloak, and feet fitted with grey half-boots.
Holding in the right hand an axe, and in the left arm a
shield.)
See Sogliano, A. La
Casa dei Vettii in Pompei Mon. Ant. 1898. (p.371-372,
fig. 62).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. Lower west wall at north end. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. West wall on south side of central panel.
Detail from west wall on south side of panel with Cupid’s buying and selling wine.
Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
West wall, detail from south side of central panel with Cupid’s buying and selling wine. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. Detail of painted panel from west wall at south side of central panel. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Predella and zoccolo on lower west wall on south side of central panel.
Wall painting showing Orestes and Pylades at Tauris in the presence of King Thoas and of Iphigenia who is now a priestess of Artemis.
Underneath is a standing figure of an Amazon armed with a shield.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2023.
Zoccolo on lower west wall on south side of central panel with Amazon holding axe and shield.
Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Painting of Amazon holding axe and shield from zoccolo on lower west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Painted panel on zoccolo (0.53 high) from west wall on south side of central panel.
Described by Sogliano as –
“Amazzone simile: ha berretto frigio rosso in
testa, corta vesta grigia, coturni ai piedi, ed era adorna di orecchini; nella
dritta abbassata la scure, al braccio sinistro lo scudo.”
(Similar Amazon:
with red Phrygian cap on head, a short grey robe, half-boots on feet, and was
adorned with earrings: holding in the right hand the lowered axe, with shield
held in the left arm.)
See Sogliano, A. La Casa dei Vettii in
Pompei Mon. Ant. 1898. (p.373-374, fig. 63).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. c.1896. Detail from west wall on south side of central panel, Amazon armed with a shield.
According to BdI’s description -
Red cap: sky-blue gown affixed on both shoulders.
The shield, in front of the chest, was red with wide yellow margin: in the red background was a dark plant-like ornament; the axe was lowered to the left.
(136. Berretto rosso; chitone celeste affibbiato
su ambedue le spalle.
La pelta, avanti al petto, era rossa con largo
margine giallo: nel campo rosso un ornamento vegetale scuro;
la scure abbassato a sinistra.)
See Bullettino
dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), Mitteilungen
11, 1896, (p.65, no.136.)
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Central panel in predella on west wall, with painting of cupids buying and selling wine.
Underneath left is a standing figure of an Amazon armed with a shield.
Underneath right is a standing female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
Central panel in predella on west wall, with painting of cupids buying and selling wine. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
Detail of painting on central panel in predella on west wall, with painting of cupids buying and selling wine. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
West wall at north end, with painted panel of cupids buying and selling wine. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 1992. West wall at north end, with painting of cupids buying and selling wine.
Photo
by Louis Méric courtesy of Jean-Jacques Méric.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2001.
Detail from panel on west wall of painting of cupids buying and selling wine. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1968. Detail from west wall of painting of cupids buying and selling wine. 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. Detail from west wall of painting of cupids buying and selling wine. 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.13.
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. December 2006. West wall in north-west corner.
Above is a wall painting of three Psychai gathering flowers.
Below is a female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
West wall in north-west corner with painted panel of three Psychai gathering flowers. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Predella on west wall in north-west corner with detail of painted panel of three Psychai gathering flowers. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.
West wall at north end. Above is a wall painting of three Psychai gathering flowers.
Below is a female figure or priestess holding flowers in her mantle.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
Detail from zoccolo of west wall at north end with painting of female figure or priestess holding flowers. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December
2023.
Predella
and zoccolo at north end of west wall. Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Zoccolo at north end of west wall with detail of painting of female figure or priestess holding flowers in a fold in her robe.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Painted panel on zoccolo (0.50 high) from west wall at north end.
Described by Sogliano as –
“Figure muliebre che fa riscontro al n.1. Coronata
di alloro, adorna di orecchini, vestita di chitone paonazzo e manto giallo,
sostiene con la sinistra un seno del manto, ripieno di fiori, che ella prende
con la dritta.”
(Feminine
figure. Crowned with laurel, adorned with earrings, dressed in a purple gown
and yellow mantle, she supports with her left hand a fold in the mantle, filled
with flowers, which she takes with her right hand.)
See Sogliano, A. La Casa dei Vettii in
Pompei Mon. Ant. 1898. (p.375-376, fig. 64).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. August 2023. Upper north-west corner in room of
the cupids or cherubs. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Upper north wall in north-west corner in room of the cupids or cherubs. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Upper north-west corner in room of the cupids or cherubs.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
West wall in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April
2023. Detail from north-west corner. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Undated painting by Pierre Gusman. Looking towards north-west corner in room of the cupids or cherubs.
(XXII.
Exedra de la maison des Vettii (Région VI, 15, 1). Quatrième style.)
See
Gusman P., 1924. La Décoration Murale de Pompei. Paris : Morancé, pl.
XXII.
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