VI.15.1 Pompeii. House of the
Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum.
Excavated 1894-1895. Linked to VI.15.27.
Gynaeceum, the portion of the house reserved for women.
Part 1 Part 2 VI.15.1 Plan
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.
(for description of this area, and its paintings, see area described as –
“To the right of room “q” (the Cupids’ room), on the same side of the peristyle, the small complex of rooms “s, t and u”: a small courtyard with portico on three sides and two rooms which open onto the portico.”
See Bullettino
dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza Archeologica (DAIR), 11, 1896, (p.89-93, nos.179-192).
See Carratelli,
G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e
Mosaici. V (5). Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 565-571,
(no.160-166).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Looking towards north portico, with doorway to “cupids’ room” in
centre, and doorway into small courtyard and complex of rooms, centre right.
Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking north to doorway into small yard with portico, from north portico of peristyle garden.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023.
Looking north through doorway into small courtyard “s”, from north portico. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Looking north
across small courtyard “s”. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking north across small courtyard “s”. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Gynaeceum, small courtyard “s”, looking north.
According to Jashemski, this small peristyle garden had a portico on its east side supported by five pillars.
The gutter around the edges of the garden carried the roof water to the cistern mouth in the south-east corner, (under the wood and white bag in the photo).
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.155).
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking towards small garden area, west wall and cistern mouth in south-east corner.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking north along gutter in small garden area. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking towards west wall near entrance doorway. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail of painted Sphinx on west wall near entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Gynaeceum, the small courtyard “s”.
Looking north along the line of the east portico and its five supporting columns.
According to Jashemski, on the north wall of the peristyle was a painting of a shrub and two birds flying towards it from opposite directions.
There were similar painted shrubs painted to the side of the door on the south wall.
However, the plaster was preserved only on the lower wall.
The painting was nearly completely destroyed by the time of Jashemski writing (1993).
Below the painting was a plant dado, similar to those that could have been seen in the large peristyle.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas, p. 347.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. 1895. Looking north across the small courtyard garden “s” with portico.
Watercolour by Luigi Bazzani, Casa dei Vettii, Viridarium.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. Plan/Painting by Harald Harppth
(1866-1900).
The area of the small peristyle/garden “s” can be seen in the
centre, on the right.
The two paintings below, would have been seen on the pilaster
between H – I on the west side, and between M – N on the north wall.
Photo © Danmarks Kunstbibliotek inv. no ark_17516a.
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
Painting by Harald Harppth (1866-1900) showing the west wall of the small peristyle/garden “s” at the north end.
Photo © Danmarks Kunstbibliotek inv. no ark_17516c.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Small peristyle/garden “s”, south wall in
south-west corner of north end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Small peristyle/garden “s”, detail
from centre of south wall at north end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Small
peristyle/garden “s”, looking towards west wall at north end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Small peristyle/garden “s”, detail from centre of south red
panel in west wall at north end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Small peristyle/garden “s”, detail from centre of north red
panel in west wall at north end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Small peristyle/garden “s”, upper west
wall at north end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Small peristyle/garden “s”, detail from upper west wall at
north end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Small
peristyle/garden “s”, detail of painted panel from upper west wall at north
end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii.
Painting by Harald Harppth (1866-1900) –
showing the north side of the small peristyle/garden “s”, pilaster with painted shrub on the left, and north wall on the right.
Photo © Danmarks Kunstbibliotek inv. no ark_17516b.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Looking north along east portico of small courtyard “s”. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Small courtyard “s”, looking towards north wall in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Small courtyard “s”, looking towards east wall in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
Small courtyard “s”, looking towards upper east wall in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Small courtyard “s”, detail from upper east wall in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Small courtyard “s”, detail from upper east wall in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Peristyle garden “s”.
Looking towards north-west corner and upper wall.
Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Peristyle garden “s”. Portico and north wall.
Looking north-west. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Upper north wall in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Upper centre of north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail from upper centre of north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Detail from upper centre of north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023. Upper north wall in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023. North wall of small courtyard/peristyle garden “s”. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North wall of small courtyard/peristyle garden “s”, detail of painted griffin from west end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Peristyle garden “s”.
Painted candelabra decoration from west end of north wall.
Photo courtesy of
Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North wall of small courtyard/peristyle garden “s”, detail of painted eagle from top of candelabra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North wall of small courtyard/peristyle garden “s”, detail from central panel. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. April 2023. Peristyle garden “s”.
Painted decoration from north wall. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North wall of small courtyard/peristyle garden “s”, detail from panel below candelabra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. March 2023.
Detail from north wall of small courtyard/peristyle garden “s”. Photo courtesy of Johannes Eber.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North wall of small courtyard/peristyle garden “s”, detail from top of candelabra. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. October 2023.
North wall of small courtyard/peristyle garden “s”, detail of painted griffin from east end of wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
VI.15.1 Pompeii. December 2006. Gynaeceum, looking north-east.
This area has a small courtyard/peristyle “s”, a triclinium with black walls “t” and a large cubiculum with white walls “u”.
The triclinium is the first doorway on the right with the doorway to the cubiculum behind.
A doorway also links the cubiculum and the triclinium.
This area was partly ruined by the 1943 bombing.
The triclinium in the south-east corner of this area (on the right of the photo) was decorated with paintings.
On the south wall was a painting of Hercules and Auge, this was damaged in its lower parts and could not be restored.
See Garcia y
Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.93-96, including photos)
On the east wall was a painting of Achilles discovered on Skyros (Scyros), and paintings of floating figures were also seen.
See Richardson, L., 2000. A Catalog of Identifiable Figure Painters of Ancient Pompeii, Herculaneum. Baltimore: John Hopkins, p. 167.