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.
Entrance, Vestibule and Atrium
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Atrium (c)
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking east towards entrance doorway and vestibule, from atrium (c).
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. July 2017. Detail of flooring in atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
Looking east towards north side of entrance vestibule (a) and doorway and vestibule (b), from atrium (c).
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2019.
Vestibule (b), north wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1895. Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani.
Looking east towards north side of entrance vestibule (a) and doorway and vestibule (b), from atrium (c).
Photo © Victoria and
Albert Museum. Inventory number 6-1898.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Looking west across atrium towards peristyle.
Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking west from entrance, looking up to compluvium above atrium.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Compluvium with close-up view of grondaia, or water-spouts.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Compluvium with close-up view of grondaia, or water-spouts.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2007. Compluvium with close-up view of grondaia, or water-spouts.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2001.
Compluvium above impluvium in atrium, showing grondaia, or water-spouts. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1897. Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani of grondaia (waterspouts) above atrium.
Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum. Inventory
number 20-1898.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Upper east and south walls of atrium and roof with compluvium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking east towards entrance
across impluvium in atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Looking east towards entrance across atrium.
Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. June 2019. Looking south-east across atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. July 2017. Looking
south towards south-east corner of atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
Looking south across atrium with strongbox/money box/safe, in centre.
The statue of Priapus in the south ala, on the right, has been moved to the peristyle. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
August 2023. Looking east towards side of money-chest near south wall of
atrium. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking south across
atrium. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking west across peristyle from atrium. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west towards peristyle from atrium.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. August 2023.
Looking north-west across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Maribel Velasco.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking north-west towards peristyle (l) from atrium (c).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking south-west towards peristyle (l) from atrium (c). Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.
Statue of Priapus on east side of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Looking west towards (temporary) screens shielding peristyle (l) and viridarium (m) from atrium (c). Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Painted panel on south end of west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Painted pillar between peristyle and atrium, looking west.
Detail of painted panel on west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Painted panel on south end of west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Detail of painted panel on south end of west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painted pillar between peristyle and atrium.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 4th April 1980.
Detail of painted
pillar between peristyle and atrium. Photo courtesy of Tina Gilbert.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Detail of painted panel with cupid on crab on south end of west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Detail of painted cupid on crab on south end of west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painted pillar between peristyle and atrium showing cherub or cupid riding a crab.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1961.
Detail of painted pillar between peristyle and atrium showing cherub or cupid riding a crab. 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. May 2017.
Painted panel on south end of lower west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Detail of painted panel on south end of lower west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painted pillar between peristyle and atrium with figure holding a cup.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1961.
Detail of painted pillar between peristyle and atrium with figure holding a cup. 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. May 2017.
Detail of painted panel on south end of lower west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Painted panel on north end of west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Painted panel on north end of west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Painted panel on north end of lower west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painted pillar between peristyle and atrium.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Detail from painted panel on north end of west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Detail from painted panel on north end of lower west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Detail from painted panel on north end of lower west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Detail from painted panel on north end of lower west wall of atrium, leading onto peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. Looking west across impluvium in atrium towards peristyle. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2017. Looking west across impluvium in
atrium.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC
Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west across impluvium in atrium
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 2nd February 1924.
Looking west from impluvium in an unroofed atrium towards
peristyle. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Impluvium in atrium, and flooring. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking north-west across impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Edge of impluvium in atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Old undated postcard. Photo courtesy of Drew Baker.
Looking east across atrium from peristyle towards entrance doorway, in centre of picture.
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
Postcard c.1900. Foto Esposito, No 53, Richter and Co, Napoli.
Looking east across atrium from peristyle towards entrance doorway, in centre of picture.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Painted decoration on east wall of atrium between entrance corridor and doorway to bedroom on left of main entrance.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.
Detail of painting on east wall of atrium and doorway to bedroom on left of main entrance.
Painted panels in atrium between doorways to bedroom on left of main entrance and oecus on south side.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Painted panels in atrium between doorways to bedroom on left of main entrance and oecus on south side.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painting in atrium.
Detail of painting in atrium between doorways to bedroom on left of main entrance and oecus on south side.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Detail of painting in atrium between doorways to bedroom on left of main entrance and oecus on south side.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painting in atrium on doorway to bedroom on left of main entrance.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.
Detail of painting in atrium between doorways to bedroom on left of main entrance and oecus on south side.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painting in atrium on doorway to bedroom on left of main entrance.
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