PompeiiinPictures

VI.14.20 Pompeii. Casa di Orfeo or House of Orpheus or the House of Vesonius Primus.

Excavated 1834 and 1874.

 

Part:       1        2        3        4        5        6        7        8       9        10        11       Plan

 

VI.14.20  Pompeii.  March 2009.  Room 14.  Looking west.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 14, looking west.

 

VI.14.20  Pompeii.  March 2009.  Room 14  West wall with steps to upper floor.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, west wall with steps to upper floor.

 

VI.14.20  Pompeii.  March 2009.  Room 14.  West wall.  Remains of painted plaster above steps.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, remains of painted plaster above steps on west wall.

 

VI.14.20  Pompeii.  March 2009.  Room 14.    Steps to upper floor in north west corner.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, steps to upper floor in north-west corner.

 

VI.14.20  Pompeii.  March 2009.  Room 14.  South wall.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 14, south wall.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east to doorways to room 15, and room 16.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east to doorways to room 15, and room 16.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, north wall of triclinium with remains of painted plaster.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, north wall of triclinium with remains of painted plaster.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, west wall of triclinium with remains of painted plaster.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, west wall of triclinium with remains of painted plaster.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. Painted west wall from room 17, as seen on model in Naples Archaeological Museum.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. Painted west wall from room 15, as seen on model in Naples Archaeological Museum.

According to Peters, the mythological scene in a mountain landscape, in the centre of the west wall was in a bad state when found.

This one was known from an old drawing and from a photograph made at the time when the original had already suffered considerably.

It has now vanished completely.

See Peters, W.J.T. (1963): Landscape in Romano-Campanian Mural Paintings. The Netherlands, Van Gorcum & Comp. (p.81)

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. 1878. Room 15, landscape painting from west wall of triclinium.. See Presuhn E., 1878. Pompeji: Die Neuesten Ausgrabungen  von 1874 bis 1878. Leipzig: Weigel. (III,  Plate IX).

VI.14.20 Pompeii. 1878. Room 15, landscape painting from west wall of triclinium.

See Presuhn E., 1878. Pompeji: Die Neuesten Ausgrabungen von 1874 bis 1878. Leipzig: Weigel. (III, Plate IX).

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, south wall of triclinium, with doorway.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, south wall of triclinium, with doorway.

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, looking south-east  from triclinium, to west portico of garden area.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, looking south-east from triclinium, to west portico of garden area.

 

VI.14.20  Pompeii.  March 2009.  Room 15.  Triclinium.  North east corner.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 15, north-east corner of triclinium. 

 

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 15, triclinium. Looking west from area of west portico.

VI.14.20 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 15, triclinium. Looking west from area of west portico.

 

 

Part:       1        2        3        4        5        6        7        8       9        10        11       Plan

 

 

 

 

The low resolution pictures on this site are copyright © of Jackie and Bob Dunn and MAY NOT IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE USED FOR GAIN OR REWARD COMMERCIALLY. On concession of the Ministero della Cultura - Parco Archeologico di Pompei. It is declared that no reproduction or duplication can be considered legitimate without the written authorization of the Parco Archeologico di Pompei.

Le immagini fotografiche a bassa risoluzione pubblicate su questo web site sono copyright © di Jackie e Bob Dunn E NON POSSONO ESSERE UTILIZZATE, IN ALCUNA CIRCOSTANZA, PER GUADAGNO O RICOMPENSA COMMERCIALMENTE. Su concessione del Ministero della Cultura - Parco Archeologico di Pompei. Si comunica che nessun riproduzione o duplicazione puņ considerarsi legittimo senza l'autorizzazione scritta del Parco Archeologico di Pompei.

Ultimo aggiornamento - Last updated: 22-Jul-2021 17:25