VII.9.47 Pompeii. Casa di Marte e Venere or Casa delle Nozze di Ercole.

House of Mars and Venus or House of the Wedding of Hercules.

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VII.9.47 Pompeii. December 2005. Doorway to rooms 3 and 4.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 3, anteroom, from ala.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 3, anteroom. Looking north, with door to atrium and door to triclinium.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 4, triclinium, on east side of anteroom.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, ala on east side of atrium. South-east corner.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, tablinum. Looking south to garden area.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, west wall of tablinum. 

The painting of Mars and Venus was found in the centre of the wall, on 24th June 1820.

VII.9.47 Pompeii.  Room 6, west wall of tablinum. 

This painting of Mars and Venus was found in the centre of the wall on 24th June 1820.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number: 9248.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. Pre-1827 drawing by Maldarelli of painting of Mars and Venus. 

Room 6, west wall of tablinum, found 24th June 1820.

See Real Museo Borbonico Vol. III, 1827, Tav. XXXV.

VII.9.47 Pompeii.  Room 6, west wall of tablinum. Detail from the painting of Mars and Venus.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number: 9248.

VII.9.47 Pompeii.  Room 6, west wall of tablinum. Detail showing one of the cupids playing with the sword of Mars.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number: 9248.

VII.9.47 Pompeii.  Room 6, west wall of tablinum. Detail showing one of the cupids playing with the helmet of Mars.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number: 9248.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, east wall of tablinum.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, ala on west side of atrium.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorways on west side of room 1, atrium.  Looking north-west.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. Pre-1937-39. Looking north-west across impluvium in atrium, room 1.

Photo courtesy of American Academy in Rome, Photographic Archive. Warsher collection no. 1458.

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

VII.9.47 Pompeii. Drawing by William Gell, according to Gell, this was to be seen on the west wall of atrium.

See Gell, W, 1832. Pompeiana: Vol 1. London: Jennings and Chaplin, (pl. VI, opposite p. 8).

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 8, cubiculum.

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, west wall of cubiculum. 

VII.9.47 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, north wall of cubiculum. 

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