VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Domus Cornelia or House of Cornelius Rufus.

Linked to VIII.4.14, VIII.4.16, VIII.4.22, VIII.4.23 and VIII.4.30.

Excavated 1855, 1861 and 1893.

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VIII.4.15 Pompeii. January 2009. Looking south from atrium towards tablinum. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. May 1932. Looking south from atrium towards tablinum. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 4th December 1971. Looking south across impluvium in atrium towards east wall of tablinum.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 4th December 1971. Looking south across impluvium in atrium towards east wall of tablinum.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 1966. Looking south across impluvium towards east wall of tablinum.
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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VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 1966.

Looking south across impluvium towards east wall of tablinum. 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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VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 1913. Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani from atrium of House of Cornelius Rufus.
Looking south across impluvium in atrium towards east wall of tablinum.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 1913. Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani from atrium of House of Cornelius Rufus.

Looking south across impluvium in atrium towards east wall of tablinum.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. August 27, 1904. Looking south across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Undated photograph by Mauri, numbered 014. Looking south across impluvium towards decorated east wall of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Undated photograph by Mauri, numbered 014.

Looking south across impluvium towards decorated east wall of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.15, Pompeii. From an album dated January 28, 1894. Looking south from atrium towards tablinum and peristyle.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. From an album dated January 28, 1894.

Looking south from atrium towards tablinum and peristyle. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Photo taken c.1870. Looking south from atrium towards tablinum. Note the beautiful marble surround to the impluvium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Photo taken c.1870.

Looking south from atrium towards tablinum. Note the beautiful marble surround to the impluvium. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Between 1867 and 1874. Looking south from atrium towards tablinum.
Photo by Sommer and Behles. Photo courtesy of Charles Marty.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Between 1867 and 1874.

Looking south from atrium towards tablinum. Photo by Sommer and Behles. Photo courtesy of Charles Marty.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Old undated photo of herm of Cornelius Rufus.
The name of the owner was known from the dedication on the herm.
This herm was found in the atrium, on the left side of the tablinum, with the words C. Cornelio Rufo (C.X.864)
See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.238)

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Old undated photo of herm of Cornelius Rufus.

The name of the owner was known from the dedication on the herm.

This herm was found in the atrium, on the left side of the tablinum, with the words C. Cornelio Rufo (C.X.864)

See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (p.238)

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 1972. Cornelius 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. J72f0528

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 1972. Cornelius Rufus. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

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VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Old postcard of unknown date. Looking south from atrium across tablinum towards peristyle. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii.

Old postcard of unknown date. Looking south from atrium across tablinum towards peristyle. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. c.1900.
C. and G. Lantern slide published by A. Laverne. Looking south-west across impluvium towards west wall of tablinum.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. c.1900.

C. and G. Lantern slide published by A. Laverne. Looking south-west across impluvium towards west wall of tablinum.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Pre-1862.
Painting by G. Gigante published by Niccolini, looking from atrium towards west wall of tablinum and through to peristyle.
See Niccolini F, 1862. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Secondo. Napoli, Tav. XXV.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. Pre-1862.

Painting by G. Gigante published by Niccolini, looking from atrium towards west wall of tablinum and through to peristyle.

See Niccolini F, 1862. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Secondo. Napoli, Tav. XXV.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 1861 painting by G. Gigante looking from atrium through the tablinum to the peristyle.
Looking south from atrium towards tablinum.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 1861 painting by G. Gigante looking from atrium through the tablinum to the peristyle.

Looking south from atrium towards tablinum and its west wall.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, tablinum, looking south towards west wall.

According to Fiorelli, when excavated the two large paintings on the walls of the tablinum had nearly vanished.

According to Helbig, they were of Sarnus with Nymphs (1018) and the second included a woman with a rudder sitting next to a hydria or water jar (1020).

Today they are completely vanished.

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

See Pappalardo, U., 2001. La Descrizione di Pompei per Giuseppe Fiorelli (1875). Napoli: Massa Editore. (p.129)

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 1868. Room 6, tablinum. Copy by Helbig of painting of Sarnus with Nymphs.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1018, Taf. XIa.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 1868. Room 6, tablinum. Copy by Helbig of painting of Sarnus with Nymphs.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1018, Taf. XIa.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. 1868. Room 6, tablinum. Copy by Helbig of painting of a local Sarnus Valley myth from room.

On the left a woman sits next to a hydria or water jar. On her left shoulder is a rudder.

In the middle sits a second woman and water is flowing between these two women.

On the right stands a brown male figure with a crown of ivy.

At the rear are the faded images of three women.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1020, Taf. XII.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, east wall of tablinum.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, west wall of tablinum.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. September 2021.
Looking north to atrium from west side of room 6, the tablinum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. September 2021.

Looking north to atrium from west side of room 6, the tablinum. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 7, a small room or cupboard.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, a small room or cupboard in foreground. Room 18 is beyond the ruined wall. Looking south.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009.

Room 7, a small room or cupboard in foreground. Looking south. Room 18 is beyond the ruined wall.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 18, looking south from room 7.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. May 2021. Room 18, cubiculum, with Opus sectile floor, made of interlocking shaped pieces of coloured marble.
Looking south. Photo courtesy of Davide Peluso.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. May 2021.

Looking south from room 7, at the Opus sectile floor of room 18, made of interlocking shaped pieces of coloured marble.

Photo courtesy of Davide Peluso.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south from room 7, at the Opus sectile floor of room 18. The Opus sectile floor was made of interlocking shaped pieces of coloured marble.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking south from room 7, at the Opus sectile floor of room 18.

The Opus sectile floor was made of interlocking shaped pieces of coloured marble.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. September 2021.
Looking south-west across atrium towards rooms 8, 9, and 10 on west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. September 2021.

Looking south-west across atrium towards rooms 8, 9, and 10 on west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. September 2004. Doorways to rooms 7, and rooms 8, 9 and 10 on west side of atrium.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. September 2021.
Looking west across atrium towards rooms 8, 9, and 10 on west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. September 2021.

Looking west across atrium towards rooms 8, 9, and 10 on west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.4.15 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, ala on west side of atrium.

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