VIII.5.16 Pompeii. Garden entrance to Garden Restaurant.

Linked to VIII.5.15 and VIII.5.38.  Excavated 1882.

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VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east into room 5, vestibule

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking east into room 5, vestibule, with doorways to rooms 4, 9 and 6.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Room 5, looking east towards doorway to room 6, and into room 7, on right.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, looking south-east towards corridor, room 8, in centre.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway to room 6, and leading into room 7, looking along north wall.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Doorway to room 6, a summer triclinium. This room has a window overlooking the garden area in the north wall.

The zoccolo (lower wall) was painted black, the middle zone was painted red but only on this wall, and the upper part was painted white.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. October 2022.

Room 6, looking east from doorway through to doorway to room 7 in east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 6, east wall of summer triclinium with doorway to room 7, and south-east corner of room 6.

The zoccolo (lower wall) of this wall was painted black with painted plants separated by narrow panels.

The middle zone was painted with yellow panels and in the central panel contained the wall painting of Mars and Venus.

On either side of the central painting were painted medallions (0.20m diameter).

The medallion on the left showed a panther attacking a swan, the one on the right showed an architectural landscape.

The narrow red partitions on the wall were painted with candelabra.

The upper zone of the wall was painted white.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. Room 6, central panel of east wall of summer triclinium.

Drawing by G. Discanno of painting of Mars and Venus.

A cupid in the background plays with the large shield and the greaves.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. VIII.  Roma: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, p. 598.

DAIR 70.650. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 6, looking towards south wall and south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017.  

Doorway to room 7, a triclinium, looking towards north wall and north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 7, doorway from room 6, on left, and north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 7, north wall and north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 7, north wall of triclinium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, looking east along north wall.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 7, detail of west side of north wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 7, detail from east end of north wall, and north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, north-east corner of triclinium.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 7, detail of painted decoration from north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 7, detail from north wall in north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 7, looking towards south end of east wall, and south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room 7, looking towards south end of east wall, and south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, south wall.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017.

Room 7, detail from predella under central panel in south wall showing painted panthers on either side of an urn. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii.  Room 7, detail from east side of south wall.

1899 drawing published by Pierre Gusman.

According to Gusman, this is a third style decoration. Egyptian variety. Brown and black railing, yellow fillets, azure blue panels, yellow and white frieze, light green columns.

(Variété égyptienne. Cimaise brune et noire, filets jaune, panneaux bleu azur, frise jaune et blanche, colonnes vert clair.)

See Gusman P., 1899. Pompéi : La Ville, Les Mœurs, Les Arts. Paris : Société française d'éditions d'art, p.369.

See Carratelli, G. P., 1990-2003. Pompei: Pitture e Mosaici: Vol. VIII. Roma: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, p. 592.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 7, south wall and south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 7, south-west corner and west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 7, south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 7, south-west corner.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. October 2022.

Doorway in west wall of room 7, looking across room 6, into room 5, and onto north portico.

Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Doorway from room 6 in east wall of room 5, looking south.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. October 2022. Room 5, looking towards south wall and south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 5, looking south-east to corridor 8, on left. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2006. Room 5, looking south-east to room 8, corridor.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, south wall, with entrance to room 8, corridor.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 5, small recess in south wall. 

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017. Room 5, detail of small recess in south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. October 2022.

Room 5, looking towards the east end of corridor 8 in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. May 2017. Corridor 8, looking towards the east end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

VIII.5.16 Pompeii. March 2009. Room 8, corridor, east end.

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