VII.2.16 Pompeii. House of Gavius Rufus or Casa di Teseo

or House of the Seven Skeletons.

Excavated 1867.

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VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Looking north-west across peristyle from south end of east portico.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009. South side of east portico, looking north.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Looking west along south portico with doorways to rooms 16 and 17.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking west across south portico.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Doorway to room 16, on left, on south portico.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 16, cubiculum.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Cubiculum 16, looking south through doorway.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 16, south wall of cubiculum.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009.

Doorway to room 17, exedra with decorated stucco on entrance pilasters.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Exedra 17, looking towards east wall from south portico.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Exedra 17, looking south from doorway.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Exedra 17, east wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 17, exedra. East wall and with entrance pilaster with decorated stucco.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Exedra 17, painted panel from east wall at north end.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 17, north end of east wall of exedra, with remains of wall painting of Muse Calliope or Clio painting.

VII.2.16 Pompeii.

Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, from the north end of east wall, the Muse Calliope or Clio intent on drawing a Satyr.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 534.

Photo © ICCD. https://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it

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VII.2.16 Pompeii. Pre-1942. Room 17, east wall of exedra with site of painting of Theseus.

According to Warscher – the recess remained after the painting was removed and transferred to the Museum.

See Warscher, T. 1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli. Sala LXXX. Vol.2. Rome, Swedish Institute.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. June 2019. Room 17, east wall of exedra. 

Wall painting of Theseus being honoured by the Athenians after killing the Minotaur who lies on the ground.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9043.  Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. 2010. Room 17, east wall of exedra. 

Wall painting of Theseus being honoured by the Athenians after killing the Minotaur who lies on the ground.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9043.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. 1957. Room 17, east wall of exedra. 

Wall painting of Theseus being honoured by the Athenians after killing the Minotaur who lies on the ground.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9043.  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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VII.2.16 Pompeii. June 2019.

Room 17, detail from painting of Theseus from east wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Exedra 17, east wall and south-east corner.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Exedra 17, south wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 17, south wall of exedra. 

On the left (east) side, the fresco of the Muse Erato, as drawn by La Volpe, would have been seen.

In the centre would have been the painting of the contest between Venus and Hesperus.  

On the right (west) side, the fresco of the Muse Urania, as drawn by La Volpe, would have been seen.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. Pre-1942. Room 17, south wall of exedra.

Site of painting of the contest of Venus and Hesperus, after the painting had been transferred to the Museum.

See Warscher, T. 1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli. Sala LXXX. Vol.2. Rome, Swedish Institute.

VII.2.16 Pompeii.

Drawing attributed to Nicola La Volpe, of the Muse Erato from the left (east) side of the south wall.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 536.

Photo © ICCD. https://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it

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VII.2.16 Pompeii. June 2019. Room 17, south wall of exedra.

Wall painting of the contest between Venus and Hesperus. Apollo the judge is sitting on the left.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number: 9449.  Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. 2010. Room 17, south wall of exedra. 

Wall painting of the contest between Venus and Hesperus. Apollo the judge is sitting on the left.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number: 9449.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. June 2019. Room 17, detail from painting on south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.16 Pompeii.

Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, 1868, from right (west) side of south wall, the Muse Urania,

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 535.

Photo © ICCD. https://www.catalogo.beniculturali.it

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VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Exedra 17, looking towards south wall, south-west corner and west wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. June 2019. Room 17, west wall of exedra. Wall painting of the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia. 

Pirithous is receiving homage from one of the centaurs who are guests at the wedding. 

Later at the wedding the Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs took place.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9044.  Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. 2010.

Room 17, west wall of exedra. Wall painting of the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia. 

Pirithous is receiving homage from one of the centaurs who are guests at the wedding. 

Later at the wedding the Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs took place.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9044.

VII.2.16 Pompeii, 1968. 

Room 17, west wall of exedra. Wall painting of the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia.

(The label says, Centauro alle nozze di Piritoo e Ippodamia, Pompei)

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9044. 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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VII.2.16 Pompeii. June 2019.

Room 17, detail from painting on west wall of exedra. Pirithous receiving homage from a centaur. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.2.16 Pompeii.

Room 17, detail from painting on west wall of exedra. Pirithous receiving homage from a centaur.

VII.2.16 Pompeii.

Room 17, detail from painting on west wall of exedra. The basket of fruit brought as a gift.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. 1968.

Room 17, detail from painting on west wall of exedra. The basket of fruit brought as a gift. 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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VII.2.16 Pompeii.

Room 17, detail from painting on west wall of exedra. The bride Hippodamia and a hand maid.

VII.2.16 Pompeii.

Room 17, detail from painting on west wall of exedra.  Guests at the wedding.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 17, exedra. West wall and with entrance pilaster at north end, with remains of decorated stucco.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 17, floor mosaic in exedra. 

VII.2.16 Pompeii. Pre-1942. Room 17, west wall of exedra.

Recess for the painting of the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia after it had been transferred to the Museum.

See Warscher, T. 1942. Catalogo illustrato degli affreschi del Museo Nazionale di Napoli. Sala LXXX. Vol.2. Rome, Swedish Institute.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Exedra 17, looking towards west wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019. Exedra 17, painted panel from west wall at north end.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.2.16 Pompeii. October 2019.

Exedra 17, detail from painted panel on west wall at north end.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

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