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.
Exedra situated to the south-east of Peristyle (PPM – room n)
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
Looking east in south-east corner of peristyle towards doorway to exedra. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
Looking east to doorway to exedra situated to the south-east of peristyle.
Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
(PPM – room n).
VI.15.1 Pompeii, 1968.
Looking east across portico towards doorway to exedra situated on south-east side of 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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(PPM – room n).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. Looking east through doorway of exedra. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Doorway to exedra situated to the south-east of peristyle, looking east.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. August 2023. Looking east across exedra in
south-east corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Maribel
Velasco.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking east across exedra in south-east corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. Looking east along north wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking towards lower north wall at west end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail of zoccolo on lower north wall at west end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Looking east along north wall
of exedra towards north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Looking towards north-east corner.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe
Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Central painting from north wall of exedra - Hercules strangling the serpents.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. North wall of exedra with wall painting of Hercules strangling the serpents.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2001.
North wall of exedra with central wall painting of Hercules strangling the serpents. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
Albumen photo 11203 by G. Brogi, c.1890s.
Wall painting of Hercules strangling the serpents from north wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North wall of exedra, detail from west side of painting. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North wall of exedra, upper centre showing Zeus, father of Hercules, as an eagle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North wall of exedra, upper east side with detail of Alcmene, the mother of Hercules.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North wall of exedra, detail of Hercules. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North wall of exedra, detail of Amphitryon, husband of Alcmene. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Architectural wall painting on north wall at east end of exedra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Architectural wall painting on north wall in north-east corner of exedra.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Painting of sea horse in exedra on north wall.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. East wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Architectural wall painting on east wall in north-east corner of exedra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Architectural wall painting on east wall in north-east corner of exedra.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Painting of head on east wall in north-east corner of exedra.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023.
East wall of exedra with central painting - the death of
Pentheus. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe
Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Central painting on east wall of exedra - the death of Pentheus. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
East wall of exedra with central painting of the death of Pentheus, who is about to be killed by the Maenads. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. East wall of exedra with painting of the death of Pentheus, who is about to be killed by the Maenads.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Undated photograph by G. Sommer, numbered 11946, c.1895.
Painting of the death of Pentheus, from east wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1957.
East wall of exedra with painting of the death of Pentheus, who is about to be killed by the Maenads. 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.
Detail from upper left of painting of the death of Pentheus, from east wall of exedra.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail from upper right of painting of the death of Pentheus, from east wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
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Detail from centre of painting of the death of Pentheus, from east wall of exedra.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail from lower centre of painting of the death of Pentheus, from east wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Lower right.
Detail from lower right of painting of the death of Pentheus, from east wall of exedra.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Architectural wall painting on east wall at south end in south-east corner of exedra.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Architectural wall painting on east wall in south-east corner of exedra.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking east along south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Architectural wall painting on south wall at east end in south-east corner of exedra.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Architectural wall painting on south wall in south-east corner of exedra.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Looking towards south-east corner.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe
Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. Looking east along south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. South wall of exedra.
Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Central painting on south wall of exedra - the punishment of Dirce. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
South wall of exedra with central painting of the punishment of Dirce. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall of exedra with painting of the punishment of Dirce.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail of left side of painting of the Punishment of Dirce from centre of south wall of exedra.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail from left side of painting of the Punishment of Dirce from centre of south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail from right side of painting of the Punishment of Dirce from centre of south wall of exedra.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail of Dirce from lower centre of painting of the Punishment of Dirce from centre of south wall of exedra.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail from upper south wall in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Detail of painted figure from upper south wall in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023.
Architectural wall painting on south wall in south-west
corner of exedra. Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Architectural wall painting on south wall in south-west corner of exedra.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1966.
Architectural wall painting on south wall in south-west corner of exedra. 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. December 2006. Painting of sea horse from south wall in south-west corner in exedra.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1966. South-west corner of exedra and east portico. 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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