IX.3.5 Pompeii. House of M. Lucretius
or Casa delle Suonatrici.
Linked to IX.3.24. Excavated 1846 and 1851. (Strada Stabiana 33).
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking south-east across room 13, into room 14.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. May 2015. Room 14, painted decoration on west side of central panel on south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. May 2015. Room 14, detail of painted figure on zoccolo of south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, south wall, in the centre was a painting of the Triumph of Bacchus.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 9285.
According to Breton, it showed the child Bacchus accompanied by an old Silenus, mounted on a chariot drawn by oxen and followed by Bacchantes, and by another Satyr playing the double flute.
See Breton, Ernest. 1870. Pompeia, Guide de visite a Pompei, 3rd ed. Paris, Guerin.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (379)
IX.3.5 Pompeii. W.1441. Room 14, south wall of triclinium.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Room 14, 1852 drawing of the Triumph of Bacchus from the centre of the south wall.
See Zahn, W., 1852. Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: III. Berlin: Reimer. Tav. 83.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. May 2015. Room 14, detail of painted decoration on south wall at east end of central painting. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. May 2015. Room 14, south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. May 2015. Room 14, detail from zoccolo of east wall in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, east wall of triclinium, linked to room 13.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. 1852 painting of east wall of triclinium, room 14.
See Zahn, W., 1852. Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: III. Berlin: Reimer. Tav. 84.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. Room 14. Painting by Giuseppe Abbate, 1860, of east wall of triclinium.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1052.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Painting of Hercules and Omphale from the centre panel of east wall of triclinium.
Hercules is in women’s clothing, dazed by the wine and the music.
Omphale with his lion skin and his club observes the results of her victory.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8992.
IX.3.5 Pompeii.
Painting attributed to Michele Mastracchio, but not signed, a copy of the painting of Hercules and Omphale from the centre panel of east wall of triclinium.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1061.
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See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (1140).
IX.3.5 Pompeii. Room 14.
Drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1847, of painting of Hercules and Omphale, from east wall of triclinium.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1062.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Drawing by Michele Mastracchio, of detail from painting of Hercules and Omphale.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1063.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Drawing by Michele Mastracchio, of detail of Hercules and cupid from original painting on east wall of triclinium.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1064.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Drawing by Michele Mastracchio, of detail of Omphale, from original painting on east wall of triclinium.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1065.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Drawing by Michele Mastracchio, of detail of the shoes of Hercules, from original painting on east wall of triclinium.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1070.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Drawing by Michele Mastracchio, of detail of the feet and sandals of Omphale, from original painting on east wall of triclinium.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1071.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. North end of east wall of triclinium 14.
Painting of outdoor banquet under tent, with dancing cupid. In the background is a statue of Dionysus.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9207.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten
Städte Campaniens. Leipzig:
Breitkopf und Härtel. 759.
See Carratelli,
G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. IX. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia
italiana, fig. 188, p. 267.
See Schefold, K.,
1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 249.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. Triclinium 14, drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1847, of Cupids and Psyches dancing and eating beneath a statue of Dionysus.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1074.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Triclinium 14, painting by Michele Mastracchio, 1849, of Cupids and Psyches dancing and eating beneath a statue of Dionysus.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 107.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Painting of banqueting cupids on south end of east wall of triclinium 14.
According to Schefold, this is inventory number 9255, Helbig 757.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9255.
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 249.
Helbig describes a three-sided drink laden table.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. 757.
According to PPM, this is Cupids preparing a dramatic choir, Helbig 767.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9193.
See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. IX.
Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, fig. 193, p. 273.
See Niccolini F, 1854. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Primo. Napoli. 2, Tav 9.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. Room 14, triclinium. Drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1848, of Cupids banqueting beneath a statue of Dionysus.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1073.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Triclinium 14, South wall. Tragic Cupids.
According to Schefold, this is inventory number 9191, Helbig 768.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9191.
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 249.
Helbig describes a table with two tragic masks. Left sits an Eros doing up his shoe. Right near the table stands another with yellow robe a pedum in the right a bearded mask in the left.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 768.
According to PPM, this is cupids and psyches in an open-air banquet. Helbig 757.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9255.
See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. IX. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia
italiana, fig. 193, p. 273.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. Triclinium 14, drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1847, of Cupids with tragic masks.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1081.
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See also
Real Museo Borbonico, vol. 15, 1856, tav. XIX.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. Triclinium 14, north wall, side panel. Tragic Cupids.
According to PPM, this is cupids preparing for a tragic scene.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9191.
See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. IX. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia
italiana, fig. 174, p. 259.
See Helbig, W.,
1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte
Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 768.
According to Schefold, this is Dramatic Cupids, inventory number 9193, Helbig 767.
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 249.
Helbig describes in the centre an Eros in long blue chiton with long sleeved yellow undergarment, playing two long pipes.
Next to him a psyche with four butterfly wings, long chiton with flute in left and the right uplifted, carefully listening to her playing.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 767.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. Triclinium 14. Drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1848, of Cupids preparing for a tragic performance.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1075.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Triclinium 14. Cupids forming a lyrical choir.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9206.
See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. IX. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, fig. 202, p. 279.
Helbig describes a Psyche standing with a cithar and an Eros in long yellow robe in conversation next to another psyche in long violet robe.
See Helbig, W.,
1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig:
Breitkopf und Härtel, 766.
See Schefold, K., 1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 249.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. Triclinium 14. Drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1848, of Cupids and Psyches and a Psyche playing the lyre.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1076.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Triclinium 14, north wall. Banquet with dancing Psyche.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9208.
See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. IX. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, fig. 169, p. 255.
Helbig describes a dancing Psyche in the centre.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 760.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. Triclinium 14, drawing by Giuseppe Abbate, 1847, of painting showing Cupids banqueting.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 1080.
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See also
Real Museo Borbonico, vol. 15, 1856, tav. XVIII.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. Room 14, 1852 paintings of Psyche and cupids from the side panels on the walls of triclinium.
See Niccolini F, 1854. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Primo. Napoli. 2, Tav 9.
These are now in Naples Archaeological Museum.
According to Schefold these are
Top row, left to right:
Tragic cupids, inventory number 9191, Helbig 768.
Dramatic cupids, inventory number 9193, Helbig 767.
Banquet with dancing Psyche, inventory number 9208, Helbig 760.
Lower row, left to right:
Banquet with table, inventory number 9255, Helbig 757.
Banquet with dancing cupid, inventory number 9207, Helbig 759.
Lyrical choir practicing, inventory number 9206, Helbig 766.
See Schefold, K.,
1957. Die Wände Pompejis. Berlin: De
Gruyter. p. 249.
Helbig describes -
757: Three-sided drink laden table
759: Dancing Eros in centre.
760: Dancing Psyche in centre.
766: Psyche standing with a cithara in her left hand and a plectrum in her right. Opposite her stands an Eros, wrapped in a yellow cloak, which seems to be a salutation to her. Next to him is a psyche in a long violet chiton, holding an obscure object in her left hand, perhaps a crotalum (castanet), with four butterfly-wings on her back. Right kneels another psyche. In the background, a blue dressed psyche opens a box in which blue garments lie.
767: in centre an Eros in long blue chiton with long sleeved yellow undergarment und playing through a leather strap two long pipes. Next to him a psyche with four butterfly wings long chiton with arms flute in left the right uplifted, carefully listening to her playing.
768 Table with two tragic masks left sits an Eros doing up his shoe: right near the table stands another with yellow robe a pedum in the right a bearded mask in the left.
See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, yellow dado with black panel painted with flowered vine-shoot, from north end of east wall of triclinium.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. W.1440. Room 14, east wall of triclinium.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, north wall, with window with view over garden area.
According to Breton, the painting near a large window opening onto the xystus remained in its place.
It represented Bacchus, winner of India, erecting a trophaeon, surrounded by Bacchantes holding the thyrsus, shields and drums.
A captive with chained hands was sitting at the front.
The upper part as well as on the right-hand side have now disappeared, and one cannot see more than Bacchus and one of his followers.
See Breton,
Ernest. 1870. Pompeia, Guide de visite a
Pompei, 3rd ed. Paris, Guerin.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. 1964. Room 14, north wall with window overlooking garden. 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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IX.3.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, centre panel of north wall.
Remains of painting of Bacchus, winner of India erecting a trophaeon.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. W.1435. Room 14, centre panel of north wall.
Remains of painting of Bacchus, winner of India erecting a trophaeon.
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IX.3.5 Pompeii. Room 14, centre panel of north wall.
1854 drawing of the triumph of Bacchus in India – erecting the trophaeon.
See Niccolini F, 1854. Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei: Volume Primo. Napoli. 2, Tav 5.
See also
Real Museo
Borbonico, vol 15, 1856, tav.XXXII.
Kuivalainen comments –
“A somewhat effeminate fully robed young Bacchus is depicted with one of his companions, a captive, and Victory with a female assistant.
The scene is perhaps to be linked to the Indian triumph, to a moment of calmness when the accomplishments of the divinity are being inscribed and he is examining the spoils.”
See Kuivalainen, I., 2021. The
Portrayal of Pompeian Bacchus. Commentationes Humanarum Litterarum 140. Helsinki: Finnish Society of Sciences
and Letters, (F31, p.184).
IX.3.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, black and white mosaic floor bordered with black and white lines.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, black and white mosaic floor, with border of black and white lines.
IX.3.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, looking west into room 13.
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