VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Casa con Atrio tetrastilo or Casa di Omfale.

Excavated 1861. (Strada del Tempio d’Iside 9).

VIII.4.34 Pompeii, centre right, September 2015. Looking west along north side of Via del Tempio d’Iside.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. April 2019. Entrance doorway on raised ramp in pavement. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. September 2015. Entrance doorway on raised ramp in pavement.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking north to entrance doorway on a raised ramp in pavement. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. September 2005. Entrance above raised pavement.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. December 2007. West side of atrium.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. September 2015. West side of atrium, with doorway to workshop, on left.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. December 2007. Workshop room on west side of atrium, looking north.

According to Eschebach, at the rear of the workshop was the kitchen and latrine, and steps to the upper floor of which 15 steps were remaining.

Underneath the steps was a cupboard/small room.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau, (p.376).

According to Bragantini, et al, against the west wall of the kitchen stood the masonry bench/podium with storage below.

At the side of the bench was a wall, separating the bench from the latrine.

See Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1986. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 3. Rome: ICCD, (p.345).

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. June 2019. West wall of atrium, with doorway, centre, leading to kitchen and latrine. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. September 2015. West wall of atrium, with doorway, centre, leading to kitchen and latrine.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. September 2005. West side of atrium. The door in the west wall leads to the kitchen and latrine.

The window overlooking the atrium is from the cubiculum on the left of the tablinum.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. c.1930. Room 5, looking west towards steps from tablinum, across mosaic flooring in cubiculum.

See Blake, M., (1930). The pavements of the Roman Buildings of the Republic and Early Empire. Rome, MAAR, 8, (p.14, ftn 3, 108, & Pl.2, tav.4).

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. December 2007. Remains of wall decorations in north-west corner of room to west of the tablinum, the cubiculum fenestratum.

Breton says that in this room on the left of the tablinum, one could see a painting of Diana and Endymion.

Helbig says that apart from the painting of Selene and Endymion, (956) there was also a painting of Hippolytus (1245).

See Breton, Ernest. 1870. Pompeia, Guide de visite a Pompei, 3rd ed. Paris, Guerin.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (956 and 1245)

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. September 2015. West wall and north-west corner of cubiculum, taken through window from atrium.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of painting of Selene and Endymion found on west wall of cubiculum.

Endymion is sleeping under the influence of Hypnos.

Selene descends from above, crowned with a crescent moon.

Another figure watches from behind a rock.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 956.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 872.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Remains of wall decorations in north-west corner of room to west of the tablinum, the cubiculum.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

According to PPM, the west wall of cubiculum had a yellow zoccolo which was subdivided into panels with plants and mirrored compartments.

in the middle zone the central aedicula had a red background with a central yellow portion in which was placed a painting of Selene and Endymion, uselessly protected from the elements by insufficient roofing.

The side panels, of which the one to the north was interrupted by a window, had a wide red border with a yellow centre.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. VIII. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 544.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii.

Drawing by Nicola La Volpe of painting of Phaedra and Hippolytus from north end of east wall of the cubiculum fenestratum.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (1245).

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 881.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. June 2019.

Looking north across impluvium in tetrastyle atrium towards the tablinum, at its rear. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking north across impluvium in tetrastyle atrium towards the tablinum, at its rear. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north across tetrastyle atrium towards the tablinum, at its rear.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. December 2007. Looking north across tetrastyle atrium towards the tablinum, at the rear.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. December 2004. Impluvium in atrium, with four columns.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Impluvium in atrium, with four columns.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. 1959. Looking north across impluvium in atrium. 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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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. September 2005. Impluvium and tablinum.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. September 2015. East side of the atrium.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. December 2007. East side of the atrium.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. June 2019. Looking north across atrium towards tablinum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking north across atrium towards tablinum.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. September 2015. Detail from north wall of tablinum.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. December 2007. Rear wall of tablinum.

According to Breton, in the tablinum were two well preserved wall paintings, to the right Hercules and Omphale, to the left an unidentified subject.

Helbig agreed.

See Breton, Ernest. 1870. Pompeia, Guide de visite a Pompei, 3rd ed. Paris, Guerin.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel. (1136 and 971)

In the west wall of tablinum, was the doorway to the cubiculum.

In the central panel of the west wall, there remained only part of the painting showing Dirce tied to the bull.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Rear wall of tablinum.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Painting by Antonio Ala, 1862, of the north wall of tablinum.

In the centre yellow panel is the painting of Hercules and Omphale.

In the red side panels, with candelabra with twining plants, are the personifications of Autumn and Summer.

Between are complex architectural scenes.

In the upper zone are theatrical masks.

In the lower zone are plants and garlands.

According to Breton and Helbig, see above, the wall with the painting of Hercules and Omphale was to the right (this would mean the east wall).

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 870.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. 1862 painting of tablinum, north wall by Antonio Ala. Photograph c.1880s by Achille Mauri.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, 1862, of painting of Hercules and Omphale from centre of north wall in tablinum.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 871.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of painting of Autumn, from red panel at west end of north wall of tablinum.

She wore a yellow and sky-blue mantle and held a kalathos (vase) full of grapes and a long branch of grapes that stretched over her head.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n. 988.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 876.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of painting of Summer, from red panel at east end of north wall of tablinum.

Her mantle is green. In her right hand is a sickle. In her left hand is a kalathos (vase) full of ears of corn.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 982.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 878.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of painting of the contest between the gods of light (la gara tra divinità della luce).

This would have been seen on the east wall of the tablinum.

Dionysus is the judge in the centre holding a long torch.

Venus is holding a garland on the left of the picture.

Hesperus with a halo and star on his head is sitting on the right.

Two other female divinities with halos are assisting from on high.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (971)

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 873.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of painting of Nike with shield and lance.

This would have been seen on a red painted side panel of the tablinum but from an unknown wall.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, (910).

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 874.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of painting of Spring from a side panel, of a tablinum wall not known.

In her right hand she held a basket with white flowers. In her left she held a branch.

See Helbig, W., 1868. Wandgemälde der vom Vesuv verschütteten Städte Campaniens. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 978.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 875.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of painting of Winter from a side panel, of a tablinum wall not known.

Inverno (Winter) was heavily cloaked and carried a branch on the left shoulder from which two ducks were suspended.

In the right hand were mushrooms.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 877.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of painting of Cupid in flight with a cornucopia and a long garland.

This was seen on an unknown wall in the tablinum.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. VIII. Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 541.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 879.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. Drawing by Nicola La Volpe, of painting of Cupid in flight carrying a jug (urceo) and plate (patera).

This was seen on an unknown wall in the tablinum.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. VIII.  Roma: Istituto della enciclopedia italiana, p. 541.

Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number ADS 880.

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VIII.4.34 Pompeii. June 2019. Looking towards oecus, on east side of tablinum. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. December 2007. Oecus, to east of tablinum.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. December 2007. Oecus, to east of tablinum.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. March 2009. Subsidence in road outside. Looking west.

VIII.4.34 Pompeii. March 2009. Subsidence in road outside. Looking south towards wall of VIII.7.29.