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.

Exedra situated to north-east of peristyle (PPM – room p)

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VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2017. Looking towards the south-east corner of the exedra.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking towards the south-east corner of the exedra. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023.

Detail of painted decoration from upper south-east corner of exedra. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Upper south-east corner of exedra. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Looking towards the upper south-east corner and upper south wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Looking towards the south-east corner and south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Detail from the upper south wall in the south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.

Painted figure from upper south wall in the south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.

Upper south wall, continuation from south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.

Upper south wall, detail of painted panel continuing from south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.

Upper south wall, detail of painted figure, continuation from south-east corner.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.

Upper south wall, painted decoration with panel below, on east side of central figure.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.

Upper south wall, detail of painted panel on east side of central figure. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.

Upper south wall, painted seated central figure from above central panel. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

In the upper centre of the south wall, damaged, a figure with left shoulder destroyed, and fractures throughout the painting.

Kuivalainen describes –

“Inside an aedicula on a white background, a youth sits on a throne with his legs on a footstool: he leans with his left hand on a long thyrsus and wears high boots and a red cloak on his hips: the yellowish legs of the throne are turned.

Kuivalainen comments –

“The whole south wall is thematically Bacchic, and this young half-naked Bacchus is depicted among other gods in the architecture of the upper zone.”

See Kuivalainen, I., 2021. The Portrayal of Pompeian Bacchus. Commentationes Humanarum Litterarum 140. Helsinki: Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, (p.100-1, B11).

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.

Upper south wall towards west end, painted panels. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Upper south wall, detail of painted panel towards west end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2017. Looking towards upper centre of south wall of the exedra.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Upper south wall of the exedra. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Upper wall painting on south wall of exedra.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. South wall of the exedra. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall of exedra.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.

South wall of exedra, in south-east corner, with painting of two floating figures.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2017.

South wall of exedra, in south-east corner, with painting of two floating figures.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.

South wall of exedra, panel east side of central painting. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.

Panel with naval scene on east side of central painting on south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. August 2023. Painted detail from above navel scene on south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023. Painted panel of naval scene from south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Painted panel of naval scene from south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006.

South wall of exedra with wall painting of naval scene on east side of central painting, with basket and mask above.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.

Central painting on south wall - Bacchus watching over the sleeping Ariadne after she was abandoned by Theseus.

Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2023.

Detail of painted decoration below central painting on south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2023.

South wall of exedra, detail of painted decoration below central panel. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.

Detail of painted decoration below central painting on south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2017. Central painting on south wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2018.

Central painting from south wall showing Bacchus watching over the sleeping Ariadne after she was abandoned by Theseus.

Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

Kuivalainen comments –

“The positions and places of the protagonists differ, as do the reactions of the onlookers, otherwise very much as the many other wall paintings depicting this subject.

The horizontal line is exceptionally high.”

See Kuivalainen, I., 2021. The Portrayal of Pompeian Bacchus. Commentationes Humanarum Litterarum 140. Helsinki: Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, (p.147, E9).

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall of exedra.

Wall painting of Bacchus watching over the sleeping Ariadne after she was abandoned by Theseus.

Bacchus and his attendant Maenads and Satyrs can be seen in the top, left hand side, faintly conserved.

Theseus sailing away on his boat would have been seen in the upper centre of the painting.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.

Central wall painting from south wall of Bacchus watching over the sleeping Ariadne after she was abandoned by Theseus.

Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.

Detail from central wall painting from south wall of Bacchus watching over the sleeping Ariadne.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail from central wall painting from south wall of Ariadne sleeping. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Ariadne sleeping, detail of central painting from south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.

Hypnos (the god of sleep) with golden dish in his hand watching over Ariadne, detail of central painting from south wall.

Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Central wall painting from south wall, detail from left (east) side. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.

Central wall painting from south wall, detail of Cupid from right (west) side. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023.

Detail from painted panel on west side of central painting on south wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2017. Painted panel on west side of central painting on south wall.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2023.

Painted panel of naval scene on west side of central painting on south wall. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2017. Painted panel of naval scene on west side of central painting.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. South wall of exedra with wall painting of naval scene, with basket and mask above.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2017. Detail from south wall of exedra.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail from lower south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023.

South wall of exedra at west end, with doorway into north ala and window overlooking peristyle.

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Painting of reclining figure over door of south wall of exedra.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.

Painting of Pan discovering Hermaphrodite over door in south wall of exedra. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. January 2017. Painting of reclining figure over door of south wall of exedra.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017.

Detail of panel above door in south wall showing Pan discovering Hermaphrodite. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2018.

Detail of panel showing Pan discovering Hermaphrodite from above door in south wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. May 2017. Painted lower panel (zoccolo) of west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023.

Looking towards west end of south wall, with doorway onto north portico, on right. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

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