VII.16.22 Pompeii. Casa di Fabio Rufo or House of M Fabius Rufus.

Linked to VII.16.17, VII.16.20 and VII.16.21.

Excavated 1759, 1910, 1940, 1958-1980.

Shown as number 19 on Eschebach site plan.

Also includes the inside pictures of VII.16.17 Casa di Maius Castricius.

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VII.16.22 Pompeii. September 2021.

Looking west on Via delle Terme towards entrance façade, on Vicolo del Farmacista. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. September 2021. Looking west towards entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway.

According to Garcia y Garcia, the entrance and a small part of the atrium were newly excavated in 1910.

The walls of the atrium appeared very grand to the excavators being decorated in glittering IV stile.

The external façade to the south of the entrance was covered with a frescoed decoration partly conserved.

In the bombardment of 13th September 1943, a bomb fell on this entrance doing much damage.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.137).

VII.16.22 Pompeii. September 2017. Detail of pilaster on south side of entrance doorway.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. September 2017. Looking west towards entrance doorway.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. September 2017. Detail of pilaster on north side of entrance doorway, on left.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Entrance and drains at west end of Via delle Terme.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. September 2015. Entrance doorway threshold, looking north.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. September 2017. Atrium flooring in north-east corner by entrance doorway.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

VII.16.22 Pompeii. September 2015. Mosaic floor in atrium, from entrance doorway.

According to NdS –

“Immediately to the right of the entrance doorway was a small room with high stairs, in which was found on the left, the first of a masonry stair, leading to an upper floor.”

See Notizie degli Scavi di Antichità, 1910, (p.557).

VII.16.22 Pompeii. September 2017.

Looking west across impluvium in atrium towards doorway to the upper terrace.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. May 2015. Detail of atrium floor and north-east corner of impluvium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. c.1930. Mosaic flooring in atrium, and border of impluvium (top-right).

DAIR 41.773. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

See Pernice, E.  1938. Pavimente und Figürliche Mosaiken: Die Hellenistische Kunst in Pompeji, Band VI. Berlin: de Gruyter, (p.115, and taf. 49.1 above).

VII.16.22 Pompeii. September 2015. South wall, with remains of painted decoration.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. May 2015.

Looking towards south wall and south-west corner of atrium, with remains of painted decoration. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. September 2015.

Detail of remains of painted IV style decoration from south wall of atrium.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. May 2015.

Detail of remains of painted IV style decoration from south wall of atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VII.16.22 Pompeii? Yellow monochrome landscape painting.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9493.

Found 21st April 1759, one of 7 paintings “found on the hill that looks over the royal road”.

(According to Grimaldi, a similar painting was seen in the zoccolo, on the west side of the south wall of the atrium, see photo below).

See Aoyagi M. and Pappalardo U., 2006. Pompei (Regiones VI-VII) Insula Occidentalis,Vol.1. Napoli: Valtrend. (p.275) 

VII.16.22 Pompeii. April 2019. Painting on display in Antiquarium.

Sacred painting from the west end of the south wall of the atrium in the zoccolo.

Parco Archeologico di Pompei, inventory number 206008. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

See Aoyagi M. and Pappalardo U., 2006. Pompei (Regiones VI-VII) Insula Occidentalis, Vol.1. Napoli: Valtrend. (p.275).

VII.16.22 Pompeii. 2019. Painting on display in Antiquarium.

Sacred painting from the west end of the south wall of the atrium in the zoccolo. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. Architectural drawing of painting, from one of the atrium walls.

See Antichità di Ercolano: Tomo Quarto: Le Pitture 4, 1765, Tav. LXV, p. 323-5.

See Kockel V., 1986. Funde und Forschungen in den Vesuvstadten 2: Archäologischer Anzeiger, Heft 3. 1986, p. 508, note 250

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii.

Fragment of fourth style decoration, cut from the walls several days after it was found in April 1759.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9700.

According to PPM, “provenanced from one of the atrium walls was also a fragment of fourth style decoration, cut from the walls several days after it was found in April 1759, and now preserved in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory no. 9700.

This fragment is the only piece that gives an idea of the grand decoration of the room.

The other fragments of paintings described on the same date (28th April 1759) showed cupids and two figures fighting or wrestling.”

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. VII. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, (p.954, photo 9)

According to Fiorelli,

“28th Aprile 1759 – Se continua el travajo en la masería de Irace y a la colina que mira el cammino real, y el dia 26 han traydo las 5 pinturas cortadas por el joben de Canart, de que di cuenta en la semana precedente. Ademas se han descubierto otras 2 pinturas, la primera de 5 pal. y on 2 on, por 6 pal. y on 4 on., que contiene tres puertas de arquitectura, 2 columnas, fajas, y 2 pedestrales con 2 vasos, y un canisto lleno de frutas; la segunda de 2 pal. y 2 on. por 4 pal. y 1 on. contiene tres figuras, la una de un cupido bestido con alas y un baston, y delante un pequeno animal sobre un pedestral, otro cupido bestido y con las dos manos tiene un escudo, y en medio una figura de hombre bestido, que pareze de un guerrero, y tiene en la mano derecha una espada en acto de matar una otra figura; ademas se ha traydo una llave de fuente de metal”.

See Fiorelli G., 1860. Pompeianarum antiquitatum historia, Vol. 1: 1748 - 1818, Naples, 1, p.94, and addendum p.140 – 28/4/1759.

“Bellissima pittura di un sacrificio a Pallade, che su di un piedistallo in uno scudo era rappresentata in atto di uccidere Pallante”

According to Pagano and Prisciandaro,

“28th April 1759 – continued the excavation on the hill that overlooks the sea: on the 26th day the young assistant of Canart had cut the 5 paintings, in addition to another 2 paintings found:

Painting 1) –

pal. 5 on 2 x pal. 6 on 1 (approx.1.36m x 1.67m) painting containing architecture with 3 doorways, 2 columns, fillets and 2 pedestals with 2 vases/pots and a basket full of fruit. (Nap inv. 9700, AdE IV, 65, 326, PPM VII, 954, 9)

Painting 2) –

pal. 2 on 2 x pal. 4 on 1, (approx. 0.57m x 1.08m) painting showing three figures, one was a flying cupid with a stick, in front was a small animal, on a pedestal was another cupid with a shield in his hands and in the middle of it was a figure of a clothed man, who looked like a warrior with a sword in his right hand, in the act of killing the other figure. (Nap inv. 9234, AdE II, 41, 233, Helbig 774).

See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi. (p.31)

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. Found 28th April 1759.

Drawing of painting of three cupids and shield with a scene of a warrior about to kill another person.

See Antichità di Ercolano: Tomo Secondo: Le Pitture 2, 1760, Tav. XLI, p. 233.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum.  Inventory number 9234.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 774.

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. May 2006. Looking west across atrium and impluvium.

According to Jashemski, on the left of the atrium was a doorway with a grand view through a large room to a courtyard garden.

Beyond the garden was a stately oecus.

In the courtyard garden, a fountain jet rose in the middle of the round pool.

Faint traces show that the interior of the pool had been painted blue.

A gutter around the edge of the pool carried off roof water.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.203, A, fig.235).

VII.16.22 Pompeii. October 2018.

Corridor 16 in west wall of atrium, looking towards portico and terrace.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. October 2018. Corridor 16, looking east towards atrium from portico and terrace.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. 1972. Looking across courtyard garden with circular pool. 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.16.22 Pompeii. 1964.

Looking south from the large room to the courtyard garden, on the street level garden (top floor). 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.16.22 Pompeii. 1964.

Edge of circular pool in courtyard garden, digging out a plaster cast of a root, made previously. 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.16.22 Pompeii. 1964.

Looking north-east across circular pool which would have had a fountain jet and would have been painted blue, through the window of the large room.

At the rear of the large room, the north wall of the atrium can be seen. 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.16.22 Pompeii. 1964.

Looking north from a large room, across the stately oecus, towards the courtyard with the atrium at its rear. 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.16.22 Pompeii. 1964.

Looking north towards heap of lapilli in the large room. 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.16.22 Pompeii. c.1930. Room 26, flooring.

Room 26 is one of the rooms on the upper floor but has not been photographed by pompeiiinpictures.

It would be in the area of the right side of the lower part of the photo above this one.

DAIR 41.709. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

See Pernice, E.  1938. Pavimente und Figürliche Mosaiken: Die Hellenistische Kunst in Pompeji, Band VI. Berlin: de Gruyter, (p. 79, and Taf. 36.6 above).

According to Grimaldi,

“The room had a tessellated mosaic with white tiles arranged in oblique order with outer edges with black and white bands. By style and technique, the floor is dated to the end of the 1st century BC.”

(L’ambiente ha un mosaico in tessellatum a tessere bianche disposte in ordine obliquo con bordi esterni a fasce bianca e nera. Per lo stilo e la tecnica il pavimento era databile alla fine del 1 secolo a.C.)

See Aoyagi M. and Pappalardo U., 2006. Pompei (Regiones VI-VII) Insula Occidentalis. Napoli: Valtrend. (Room 26 on p.288)

VII.16.17-22 Pompeii. 1964.

Looking across the top (street level) floor, and down into the floor below. 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.16.17-22 Pompeii. November 1961. Looking north during excavations of Insula Occidentalis. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.16.22 and VI.17.42 Pompeii, 1980. Looking west, from rear. 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.16.17-22 Pompeii. 1964. 

View from the rear of House of Fabius Rufus, looking south-west across the Sarno plain towards Sorrentine peninsula.

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.16.17-22 Pompeii. 1964.

Looking south-west towards the Circumvesuviana railway station, and the Sorrentine Peninsula. 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.16.17-22 Pompeii. 1964. Looking west from rear of House of Fabius Rufus. 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.16.17-22 Pompeii. December 2007.

Looking east across atrium and impluvium towards entrance doorway, from portico of upper terrace.    

VII.16.22 Pompeii. October 2018. Looking east across atrium and impluvium towards entrance doorway.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. October 2018. Looking east along mosaic on north side of impluvium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. October 2018. Detail from north-east corner of impluvium in atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VII.16.22 Pompeii. October 2018. Looking north on south side of impluvium from south-west corner.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR

VII.16.22 Pompeii. October 2018. Detail from south-west corner of impluvium in atrium.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

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