VII.7.32 Pompeii. Tempio di Apollo or Temple of Apollo.

Excavated 1817.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. Looking west across south side.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking towards south-west corner, from podium of cella. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking south towards south-west corner of portico of Temple. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking west towards south-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. May 2006. South-west corner, looking west.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking towards column and east side of statue base, in south-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. East side of statue base with inscription.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking west towards south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking south towards south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. August 2021.

Looking south towards base with inscription in south-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. North side of statue base with inscription.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. August 2021.

Looking towards west side of statue base with inscription.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. West side of statue base with inscription.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. August 2021.

Looking east across south side from statue base with inscription.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. August 2021. Statue base with inscription.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. Remains of an inscription, in south-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. May 2018. Remains of an inscription, in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. May 2006. Remains of inscription, in south-west corner.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. May 2018. Inscription in south-west corner of Temple. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. December 2019. Inscription in south-west corner of Temple. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. May 2018. Detail of inscription. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.7.32 Pompeii.  December 2019. Detail of part of inscription. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VII.7.32, Pompeii.

Different inscription, (found somewhere in Temple, 1818), written from right to left in Oscan alphabet.

It reads –

“Intervention of a quaestor.

The quaestor on resolution (of the assembly) made sure that it was done (with the money…….. the same) approved.”

(In Italian, as on above card –

 Il questore si delibera (dell’assemblea) fece si che si facesse (con il denaro…… lo stesso) approvo.)

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inv. 2545.

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella, June 2017.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. July 2021. South-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. July 2021. South-west corner with statue base.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. May 2018. South-west corner with statue base. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. October 2023.

Detail of statue base in south-west corner of portico. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail of top of statue base in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking south along the west side towards the south-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. Looking south in south-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking south along west side towards south-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking towards south wall in south-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking towards west side from south-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking north along west portico from south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. May 2018. Looking north-west along west side. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. February 1988. Looking towards south-west corner and west wall of portico.

Photo by Joachime Méric courtesy of Jean-Jacques Méric.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. July 2021.

Looking north-east towards masonry base in south-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking north-east from south-west corner.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north along west portico.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. October 2023.

Looking north along west portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking north along west wall of portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. October 2020.

Looking north along west portico. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. Looking north along west portico.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. October 2023. Looking north along west portico towards north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. Looking north along columns on west side.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. Looking north along west side.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. Looking south at column on west side.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. Looking south along west side.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. Looking south along west side.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 painting by W. Gell, of Agamemnon and Achilles.

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 70.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 description of painting of Agamemnon and Achilles, by W. Gell.

He wrote –

“This is the picture of Achilles quarrelling with Agamemnon in the temple, once called the house of the dwarfs.

It is almost ruined but this is what can be made of it, don’t lose it, and if engraved do it smaller and rectify the feet, [& 1]? where I could not distinguish.”

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 70 (verso du dessin).

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. Pre-1846. Painting by Raoul Rochette of a wall in the Temple of Venus.

See Raoul-Rochette M., 1846. Choix de Peintures de Pompei. Paris : L’Imprimerie Royale, pl. 8. 

VII.7.32 Pompeii. Paintings by Francesco Morelli, with scenes from the Iliad, seen on the walls of the portico.

The body of Hector on the chariot is the scene on the left.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (1324 and 266)

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 696.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 sketch by W. Gell of painting from the “in the Temple of Bacchus" referred to as "Hector".

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 63 verso.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. Paintings by Francesco Morelli, of a frieze and panels from the portico walls, with scenes of Nile landscapes. 

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 697.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. Between 1823 and 1828, sketches from “Temple of Venus” from walls.

See Duban F. Album de dessins d'architecture effectués par Félix Duban pendant son pensionnat à la Villa Médicis, entre 1823 et 1828: Tome 2, Pompéi, pl. 24.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 sketch by W. Gell of paintings seen in “House of the Dwarfs”.

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 60.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 sketch by W. Gell of painting from the “Temple of Bacchus”, called “of Venus”, (but from unknown location within).

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 63.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 two sketches by W. Gell of paintings from west side of Temple of Bacchus.

(Note, the lower drawing continues from the right side of the upper drawing).

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 64.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 sketch by W. Gell of painting from west side of Temple of Bacchus.

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 64 verso.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 sketch by W. Gell of painting from Temple of Venus, stating “the figures are very much defaced”, (from an unknown location within), together with sketch of a capital, and some vases from the temple.

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 68.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. Between 1819 and 1832, painting/drawing by W. Gell from Temple of Bacchus or Venus.

See Gell, W. Pompeii unpublished [Dessins de l'édition de 1832 donnant le résultat des fouilles post 1819 (?)] vol II, (pl.19).

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 sketch by W. Gell of painting from wall in the Temple of Bacchus or Venus, (from an unknown location within).

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 71.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1821, drawings published by Gell.

According to Gell,

“Around the walls of the peribolus of the temple of Bacchus are introduced divers representations of architectural subjects and pygmies; whence it obtained the name of the House of the Dwarfs, until the year 1817, when an entire excavation having been effected in that quarter, it was found to contain a temple.

The painter in these subjects has given to the proportions of children, heads bearing the character of grown men, leaving the extremities always unfinished. Some of these are given in the Plates 55 to 62, more with a view to the architecture they represent than as works of art. The buildings in the background are always a faint blue or white, and the trees badly daubed. The figures of a dark blackish red, generally less well preserved, are difficult to make out.

Seneca moralises upon the unnatural custom of planting gardens upon the house tops, which enhanced considerably their value. It is not uncommon in Italy and Malta to the present day.

The ornament separating these two subjects is a threshold in mosaic.”

See Gell, W, and Gandy J. P., 1821. Pompeiana: 2nd edition. London: Rodwell and Martin, (p.231-2, plates LV and LVI)

VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 sketch by W. Gell of landscape painting and painting of an eagle from "in the Temple of Bacchus", (from an unknown location within).

Gell notes the Roman Gardens on the roof. Under the griffin he says Cicero.

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 67 verso.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 sketch by W. Gell of painting from the “in the Temple of Bacchus a pendant to *”, (but from unknown location within).

The painting on the left seems to be referred to as "Hector", but no other detail is given.

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 63 verso.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1821, copy by Gell of two landscape paintings.

According to Gell,

“These paintings are highly curious, as exhibiting some resemblance of houses, perhaps in situations removed from the immediate protection of a town, or where it might be considered expedient in their construction to afford the means of defence. Each is separate and provided with a tower.”

See Gell, W, and Gandy J. P., 1821. Pompeiana: 2nd edition. London: Rodwell and Martin, (p.232-3, plates LVII and LVIII)

VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1821,

According to Gell,

“The advancing colonnade, without a roof, strikes at first as being useless; but it was probably intended for training vines, of which the inter-clustered leaves and fruit formed a much cooler and more agreeable shade than stone. In the distance appears a marine villa.”

See Gell, W, and Gandy J. P., 1821. Pompeiana: 2nd edition. London: Rodwell and Martin, (p.233, plate LIX)

VII.7. 32 Pompeii. c.1821. Copy by Gell of sacred landscape from the temple.

According to Gell –

“Many authors of antiquity mention the pygmies: three spans long, they were famous for continually warring against the cranes; but here is one sustaining a much more unequal combat, which he appears to have escaped from, only by means of the less fortunate fate of his companion.

The temple is singular, from having a curved pediment. It is guarded in the Egyptian manner by Sphynxes. In the front is an altar, with Mercury, and two other pygmy figures.”

See Gell, W, and Gandy J. P., 1821. Pompeiana: 2nd edition. London: Rodwell and Martin, (p.234, plate LX)

VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1819 sketch by W. Gell of "Paintings on the wall of the House of the Dwarfs, Forum, Pompeia.”

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 62.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. c.1821. drawing by Gell of villa in maritime setting with boats.

According to Gell –

“This is a curious architectural subject. Pliny describing his villa, says the hippodrome had cypresses planted around. A sort of figure appears running down to a boat. The painting is obliterated to the right.”

See Gell, W, and Gandy J. P., 1821. Pompeiana: 2nd edition. London: Rodwell and Martin, (p.234, plate LXI)

VII.7.32 Pompeii.c.1819. Watercolour painting by W. Gell, seen on the wall in the “House of the Dwarfs”.

See Gell W & Gandy, J.P: Pompeii published 1819 [Dessins publiés dans l'ouvrage de Sir William Gell et John P. Gandy, Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompei, 1817-1819], pl. 52.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. According to Gell – “This is an architectural subject, with a pyrgos [tower].”

See Gell, W, and Gandy J. P., 1821. Pompeiana: 2nd edition. London: Rodwell and Martin, (p.235, plate LXII)

VII.7.32 Pompeii. July 2021. Looking north along west side.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. September 2018. Looking north along west side.

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VII.7.32 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north along west side.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. October 2001. Looking along north side from south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. April 1903. Looking north from south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. Stereoview c.1860-1870 by Jean Andrieu, no 1483. Looking north along west side. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.7.32 Pompeii. December 2005. West side. Pedestal that used to hold a statue.

There were three statues on either side, grouped in pairs.

All original statues are now in the Naples Archaeological Museum.

See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan. (p.87)

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