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VII.7.5 Pompeii. House of Tryptolemus or House of the Cissonii or House of L. Calpurnius Diogenes.

Linked to VII.7.2,  VII.7.4, VII.2.14 and VII.2.15. Excavated 1859 and 1871.

 

VII.7.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north to entrance doorway.

VII.7.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking north to entrance doorway.

 

VII.7.5 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking north-east across impluvium in atrium, from entrance corridor. According to Garcia y Garcia, this house had a beautiful marble impluvium in the centre of its atrium. On the night of 24th August 1943, a bomb fell causing grave damage to this house. It destroyed a part of the floor of the atrium and a good proportion of the rooms to the east and north-east of the peristyle. Also destroyed was a part of the south and west of the portico, comprising of two columns with painted stucco. The perimeter wall on the west, and three rooms on the north also fell, with the ruin of the best part of the painted IVth style plaster. In the winter triclinium on the east side of the peristyle, two important paintings that decorated it, were partially destroyed. They were of Tryptolemus and the other of Venus, they have been restored in part. Tryptolemus was shown receiving the ears of corn from Proserpine. Venus was shown arriving carried by a triton, with a cupid assisting her to descend to the shore. A young woman was shown receiving her and making an offering upon a garlanded altar. On the night of 13th September, this house linked to VII.7.2 was again hit by another bomb. See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.112-114 including photos)

VII.7.5 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking north-east across impluvium in atrium, from entrance corridor.

According to Garcia y Garcia, this house had a beautiful marble impluvium in the centre of its atrium.

On the night of 24th August 1943, a bomb fell causing grave damage to this house.

It destroyed a part of the floor of the atrium and a good proportion of the rooms to the east and north-east of the peristyle.

Also destroyed was a part of the south and west of the portico, comprising of two columns with painted stucco.

The perimeter wall on the west, and three rooms on the north also fell, with the ruin of the best part of the painted IVth style plaster.

In the winter triclinium on the east side of the peristyle, two important paintings that decorated it, were partially destroyed.

They were of Tryptolemus and the other of Venus, they have been restored in part.

Tryptolemus was shown receiving the ears of corn from Proserpine.

Venus was shown arriving carried by a triton, with a cupid assisting her to descend to the shore.

A young woman was shown receiving her and making an offering upon a garlanded altar.

On the night of 13th September, this house linked to VII.7.2 was again hit by another bomb.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.112-114 including photos)

 

VII.7.5 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking north-west across atrium, towards steps to peristyle. Taken from the gate of VII.7.4 According to Jashemski, this house attached to the preceding one, had a peristyle garden enclosed on four sides by a portico. This was supported by twelve columns, red at the bottom, white and fluted above. In the middle of the garden was a rectangular pool painted blue on the inside. There was no tablinum in this house and the peristyle was reached by two steps from the atrium. The exedra on the north had a fine view across the garden. See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.186 and fig.219, the peristyle garden)

VII.7.5 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking north-west across atrium, towards steps to peristyle.

Taken from the gate of VII.7.4

According to Jashemski, this house attached to the preceding one, had a peristyle garden enclosed on four sides by a portico.

This was supported by twelve columns, red at the bottom, white and fluted above.

In the middle of the garden was a rectangular pool painted blue on the inside.

There was no tablinum in this house and the peristyle was reached by two steps from the atrium.

The exedra on the north had a fine view across the garden.

See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.186 and fig.219, the peristyle garden)