Images & Art

CUBICULUM 38

Villa Oplontis Pompeii 62-79 A beautifully painted ceiling typical of early Imperial times. The space is divided geometrically and delicately decorated....

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LARGE GARDEN ROOM

House of the Vettii Pompeii c. 62 The large garden hall off the peristyle contains some of the most refined painting of the early fourth style. Black bands break up the large red areas and these bands are delicately decorated. For the first time figures are introduced to the band at the base of the wall. In the upper area above the middle zone, a ...

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CALDARIUM

House of Menander Pompeii After 62 An elegant small private bath. The painting is fourth style. The mosaic floors are from earlier Republican times....

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GARDEN NYMPHAEUM

House of Lorelus Tiburinus Pompeii After 62 A great outdoor nymphaeum with water channels, pools, fountains, overhanging vines, and decorative murals....

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THIRD STYLE MURAL

From a Cubiculum House of the Fruit Orchard Pompeii First quarter of 1st century The cool green-blue is another frequently used color of the third style. The delicacy of the bottom portion of the wall is more in keeping with the style than the garden trees between the slender columns of the large middle area....

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WOMEN'S DRESSING ROOM IN BATH

Herculaneum The apodyterium or dressing room in the women's section of the baths in Herculaneum....

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Interior, AMPHITHEATRE

Pompeii 89-75 B.C. The shape of the amphitheatre is oval. Large stone sockets above the highest gallery were used to support the awning or velum (also velarium)....

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FOURTH STYLE WALL

House with Large Portal Herculaneum The grisaille creates another beautiful example of dimensional space in the fourth style....

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PERISTYLE

House of the Vettii Pompeii 1st century A.D. The peristyle or inner colonnaded garden court in the House of the Vettii. The peristyle is at the center of the house with the private quarters built around it. Typically the garden has bronze and marble statues, busts, and water fountains. The entire arrangement indicates the Roman love of nature....

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Detail, LARGE GARDEN ROOM

House of the Vettii Pompeii c. 62 A small portion of the black band elegantly ornamented....

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