II.3.3 Pompeii. Casa della Venere in Conchiglia or House of Venus in the Shell

or House of the Marine Venus or House of D. Lucretii Satrii Valentes.

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II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 11, looking north-east across peristyle garden.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Room 11, looking towards painted south wall in garden. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 11, looking towards painted south wall in garden. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. 1964. Looking towards painted south wall in garden. 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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II.3.3 Pompeii. 1964. Room 11, looking south across garden area. 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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II.3.3 Pompeii. 1959. Room 11, looking south across garden area. 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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II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking east along painted south wall of garden area. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024.

Looking east along painted south wall, with doorway into room 17, on left. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Looking east along painted south wall, with fresco of Venus in the shell. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 11, painted wall on south wall of peristyle, looking east.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Room 11, painted wall on south wall of peristyle towards west end. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Room 11, painted wall on south wall of peristyle at east end. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018.

Room 11, painted wall at east end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

II.3.3 Pompeii. 1971.

Room 11, detail of heron bird on east side of Mars. 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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II.3.3 Pompeii. 1964. Room 11, east panel of south wall. 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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II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024.

Room 11, central panel from south wall with Venus/Aphrodite in a shell. One cupid rides on a dolphin, the other is supporting the shell. 

Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. 

Room 11, central panel from south wall with Venus/Aphrodite in a shell. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 11, central panel from south wall with Venus/Aphrodite in a shell. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017. Room 11, detail of cupid/amorino riding on a dolphin. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017. Room 11, detail of cupid/amorino riding on a dolphin. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 11, detail of Venus/Aphrodite. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017. Room 11, detail of Venus/Aphrodite. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016.

Room 11, detail of cupid/amorino supporting the shell of Venus/Aphrodite. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 11, central panel on south wall of peristyle. Wall painting of Aphrodite / Venus in a shell.

One amorino / cupid rides on a dolphin, the other is supporting the shell.  Photograph courtesy of Kathryn Breen.

II.3.3 Pompeii. April 2005.

Room 11, central panel on south wall of peristyle. Wall painting of Aphrodite / Venus in a shell. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. October 2001.

Room 11, central panel on south wall of peristyle. Wall painting of Aphrodite / Venus in a shell. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.

II.3.3 Pompeii. 1964. Looking south-west across garden from north portico. 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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II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking south-west along south wall of garden area. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

II.3.3 Pompeii. April 2005. Looking south-west along south wall of garden area. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Painted panel near west end of south wall of garden area. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

II.3.3 Pompeii. 1964.

Wilhelmina and friends discussing the garden painting. 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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II.3.3 Pompeii. 1964. South-west corner of the garden. 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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II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2018. Room 11, niche in west panel on south wall of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 11, west panel on south wall of peristyle. Niche. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 11, west panel on south wall of peristyle. Niche painted with plants.

II.3.3 Pompeii. March 2024.

Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle with wall painting of fountain with garden, mask and birds. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2005. Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Wall painting of fountain with garden, mask and birds.

II.3.3 Pompeii. October 2001.

Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Wall painting of fountain with garden, mask and birds. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.

II.3.3 Pompeii. July 2007.

Room 11, detail from west panel of south wall of peristyle. Wall painting of fountain with garden, mask and birds.

Photograph courtesy of Kathryn Breen.

II.3.3 Pompeii. October 2001.

Room 11, detail from west panel of south wall of peristyle. Wall painting of fountain with garden, mask and birds.

Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 11, detail of mask from west panel of south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 11, detail of fountain with birds. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Detail of wall painting of bird on edge of fountain.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 11, detail of base of fountain, birds and trellis fence. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Detail of wall painting of heron.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Detail of wall painting of heron.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Detail of wall painting of heron. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Detail of wall painting of heron.

II.3.3 Pompeii. 1971. Room 11, detail of wall painting of heron. 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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II.3.3 Pompeii. 1966. Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle.

Wilhelmina studying a fern to identify it with the one in the painting. 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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II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Detail of wall painting of a bird. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Detail of wall painting of a bird.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Detail of wall painting of a bird in flight. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017. Room 11, birds from west panel of south wall of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. May 2016. Room 11, birds on west panel of south wall of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

II.3.3 Pompeii. September 2017.

Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Detail of wall painting of a bird.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Detail of wall painting of a bird.

II.3.3 Pompeii. December 2006. Room 11, west panel of south wall of peristyle. Detail of wall painting of a bird.

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