VI.15.1 Pompeii. House of the
Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum.
Excavated 1894-1895. Linked to VI.15.27.
In Notizie degli Scavi, prior to January 1897, this house was described as being in Insula 12 of Reg. VI, afterwards it was changed to Insula 15 of Reg. VI.
Room of the Cupids or Cherubs (PPM – room q)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 VI.15.1
Plan
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking south across peristyle, from north portico. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Doorway to room on north portico, of the cupids or cherubs.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Mosaic at doorway to room of the cupids or cherubs.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north across mosaic floor.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking north from doorway. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall painting on west side of entrance doorway, on south wall.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall painting of Silenus and Hermaphroditus on west side of doorway.
According to Peters, this is on a pier to the right of the main entrance.
See Peters, W.J.T. (1963): Landscape in Romano-Campanian Mural Paintings. The Netherlands, Van Gorcum & Comp. (p. 136, Plate 122).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1956. Wall painting of Silenus and Hermaphroditus on west side of doorway.
DAIR 56.460. Photo
© Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Wall painting of Silenus and Hermaphroditus on west side of doorway.
Photo courtesy of Wellcome Collection. See Wellcome Collection. Use Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall of room of the cupids or cherubs.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall plaque on west wall.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall. The above wall painting is of three Psychai gathering flowers.
Below is a female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall with detail of remains of painting.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall with detail of painting of female figure or priestess holding implement of sacrifice.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
Detail from west wall on south side of panel with Cupid’s buying and selling wine.
Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall with painting of cupids buying and selling wine
Underneath left is a standing figure of an Amazon armed with a shield.
Underneath right is a standing female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall.
Wall painting showing Orestes and Pylades at Tauris in the presence of King Thoas and of Iphigenia who is now a priestess of Artemis.
Underneath is a standing figure of an Amazon armed with a shield.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. c.1896. Detail from west wall, at north end, of Amazon armed with a shield.
According to BdI’s description -
Red cap: sky-blue gown affixed on both shoulders.
The shield, in front of the chest, was red with wide yellow margin: in the red background was a dark plant-like ornament; the axe was lowered to the left.
(136. Berretto rosso; chitone celeste affibbiato
su ambedue le spalle.
La pelta, avanti al petto, era rossa con largo
margine giallo: nel campo rosso un ornamento vegetale scuro;
la scure abbassato a sinistra.)
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. West wall with painting of cupids buying and selling wine. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 1992. West wall with painting of cupids buying and selling wine.
Photo
by Louis Méric courtesy of Jean-Jacques Méric.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2001.
Detail from panel on west wall of painting of cupids buying and selling wine. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1968. Detail from west wall of painting of cupids buying and selling wine. 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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VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1966. Detail from west wall of painting of cupids buying and selling wine. 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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VI.15.1 Pompeii. Early 20th century postcard by G. Sommer, no.13.
On the right is the painting from the west wall with painting of cupids buying and selling wine.
The painting on the left shows the cupids at target practice, this painting is from the south wall in south-east corner.
Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall in north-west corner.
Above is a wall painting of three Psychai gathering flowers.
Below is a female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
West wall in north-west corner with painted panel of three Psychai gathering flowers. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. West wall at north end. Above is a wall painting of three Psychai gathering flowers.
Below is a female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
Detail from zoccolo of west wall at north end with painting of female figure or priestess holding implements of sacrifice.
Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Upper north-west corner in room of the cupids or cherubs.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
West wall in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Undated painting by Pierre Gusman. Looking towards north-west corner in room of the cupids or cherubs.
(XXII.
Exedra de la maison des Vettii (Région VI, 15, 1). Quatrième style.)
See
Gusman P., 1924. La Décoration Murale de Pompei. Paris : Morancé, pl.
XXII.