Stabiae, Villa di Arianna or
Villa Arianna or Villa di Varano A.
Excavated 1757-1762, 1777-1778, 1950-1962.
Part: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Plan
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, mosaic flooring with a doorway threshold at east end.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, looking west across mosaic door threshold.
Stabiae,
Villa Arianna, September 2021. Room 7, detail of mosaic flooring in threshold
to room. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, continuation of mosaic floor, looking south.
Stabiae,
Villa Arianna, December 2023. Room 7, looking south from entrance
doorway. Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae,
Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 7, east wall and south-east corner. Photo
courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, east wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 7, central wall painting
on east wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, December
2023.
Room 7, painted panel from south end of east wall. Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
7, painted panel from south end of east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, painted panel from south end of east wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room 7, detail of painted figure on south end of east wall. Photo
courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
7, detail from south end of east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 7, detail of painted figure from south
end of east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
7, detail of painted panel from south end of east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus
Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
7, looking towards south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 7, looking towards south
wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020. Room 7, south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, south wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, December
2023.
Room 7, painted medallion from east end of south wall.
Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020. Room 7, painted medallion from east end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, painted medallion from east end of south wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, room 7, painted medallion of young woman from east end of south wall.
Now in Stabia Antiquarium, inventory number 64825.
A matching medallion of a young man was stolen in 1975 and only recently recovered.
See Camardo D.,
Ferrara A., Longobardi L., 1989. Stabiae:
Le Ville. Castellamare di Stabia, no. 20, p. 31-2.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 7, east end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 7, detail from upper south wall at east end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 7, detail from south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 7, detail from south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room
7, painted decoration above central painting, from upper south wall. Photo
courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 7, panel with central wall painting
from south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, December 2023.
Room
7, central wall painting from south wall. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 7, central wall painting from south
wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 7, central wall painting
from south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, painted central panel from south wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
7, painted panel from west side of central wall painting on south wall. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, painted panel from upper west end of south wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 7, detail from upper south wall at west end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 7, detail from south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 7, detail from south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, detail of painted panel from lower west end of south wall
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, December
2023.
Room 7, copy of painted medallion of a young man from west end of south wall.
Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, copy of painted medallion of a young man from west end of south wall.
The original medallion of a young man was stolen in 1975.
See Camardo D.,
Ferrara A., Longobardi L., 1989. Stabiae:
Le Ville. Castellamare di Stabia, no. 20, p. 31-2.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, painted medallion of a young man from west end of south wall.
This original medallion of a young man was stolen in 1975 but recently recovered.
See Camardo D.,
Ferrara A., Longobardi L., 1989. Stabiae:
Le Ville. Castellamare di Stabia, no. 20, p. 31-2.
Stabia Antiquarium, inventory number 86726.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, December
2023.
Room 7, looking west along south wall towards south-west corner
and west wall. Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room 7, south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 7, detail of painted panel on upper
wall at south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 7, south-west corner and
west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 7, detail of zoccolo
decoration in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, December
2023.
Room 7, south end of west wall. Photo
courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room 7, painted figure from south end of west wall. Photo courtesy
of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, painted panel from south end of west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
7, detail on upper painted panel above figure, at south end of west wall. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
7, detail from west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020. Room 7, detail from west
wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
7, painted figure from west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae,
Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 7, detail from figure on west wall at south end.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, detail from painted panel from west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 7, central wall painting from
north end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, painted panel from north end of west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, room 7, woman with a red flabellum (fan used for religious ceremonies).
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8933.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 467.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 15th March 1760. Room 7, two paintings, one of architectural marine landscape and the other a still life with two cuttlefish.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9391.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 459.
See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 245.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 15th March 1760. Room 7, painting of a seated woman with her hand to her mouth.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9097.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 456.
See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 245.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 15th March 1760. Room 7, painting of a seated youth with his hand on his head.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9093.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 457.
See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 245.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 15th March 1760. Room 7, painting of a seated, older, bearded man.
According to Grasso, he is gazing at the woman in fresco 9097.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9142.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 457.
See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 245.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 15th March 1760. Room 7, painting of a seated woman combing her hair.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9088.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 456.
See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 245.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 15th-17th March 1760.
Room 7, pre-September 1859 drawing of painting by Zahn, of a seated woman sitting in front of a mirror and arranging her blonde hair.
According to Zahn, this may be “the toilette of Venus”.
He described - the background of the painting is black, the seat is of gold, the drapery which only covered her legs is of a clear red with a white edge; the cushion is green and the mirror is of a white silver.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9088.
See Zahn, W.,
1852-59. Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde
aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: III.
Berlin: Reimer, taf. 100.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 7, looking across flooring.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020. Room 3, Information card. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa
Arianna, December
2023. Room 3, looking south in grand triclinium. Photo
courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, looking south from entrance to the triclinium.
On the rear wall the large painting of Bacchus and Ariadne was found, which gave the Villa its name.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, May 2010. Room 3, looking towards south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
The central painting shows Dionysus just arrived at Naxos, where he lovingly glimpses Ariadne asleep.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020. Room 3, east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, east wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, east wall.
According to the description board –
on the left wall the Hippolytus myth, represented by just a sitting female figure seen at the back (perhaps his stepmother Phaedra?) has survived.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021.
Room 3, detail from painting on east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus
Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 3,
east wall, left side of the painting. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room 3, detail of the female figure seen on the left side of the painting. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, 1961.
Central wall painting of Hippolytus, from the east wall of Triclinium 3. 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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Now in the Stabia Antiquarium, inventory number 62527.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 3, painted decoration on zoccolo at south end of east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 3, detail of painted figure on zoccolo at south end of east wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Villa Arianna, April 2005. Room 3, the grand triclinium, with painted decoration in IV Style. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 3, painted decoration on south wall in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 3, detail of painted decoration on south wall in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 3, detail of painted decoration on south wall in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 3, detail of painted decoration on south wall in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, December
2023. Room 3, south wall of triclinium, central wall painting. Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 3, central wall painting on south wall in triclinium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 3, detail of central wall painting on south wall in triclinium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, detail of central wall painting on south wall in triclinium.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021.
Room 3, detail of painting of Dionysus, in centre of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room 3, Dionysus, in central painting on south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room
3, detail from painting on south wall, showing the face of Dionysus. Photo
courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room
3, detail from painting on south wall, with enlargement of the face of
Dionysus. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae,
Villa Arianna, September 2021.
Room
3, detail from painting showing Ariadne sleeping, from south wall. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room
3, detail from painting on south wall, showing Ariadne sleeping. Photo
courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room 3, detail from painting on south wall, showing enlargement of
face of sleeping Ariadne. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room 3, central painting and panel from west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae,
Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room
3, painted panels from west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae,
Villa Arianna, December 2023.
Room 3, detail of painted panels from west end of south wall.
Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 3, upper painted panel from west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 3, painted panel from below mask
painting on west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
3, painted figure from zoccolo under mask panel at west end of south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, painted figure from zoccolo under mask panel at west end of south wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room 3, south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae,
Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 3, looking towards west wall. Photo courtesy of
Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, west wall.
According to the description board –
on the west wall all that remains is part of the body of the nymph Ambrosia, pertaining to the Lycurgus’ folly mythological theme.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 3, painted panels on west wall in south-west corner. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, painted panel on south end of west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021. Room 3, painted panel with
mask from west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, April 2005. Room 3, panel with painted mask. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, detail from painted panel.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021.
Room 3, detail of painted figure on zoccolo
at south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, painted panel from zoccolo of west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room 3, south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, painted panel from zoccolo of west wall under central painting.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 3, west wall, remains of central panel.
According to the description board –
on the right wall all that remains is part of the body of the nymph Ambrosia, also pertaining to the Lycurgus’ folly mythological theme.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, west wall, remains of central panel.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, Room 3, west wall with remaining part of
painting of Ambrosia and Dionysus.
See Elia O.,
1951. Scoperta di dipinti a Stabiae. Bollettino d’Arte 1951 Fasc. I (p. 41,
fig. 3)
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
3, west wall on north side of central painting. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Room 3, detail of painted wall decoration on west wall on north
side of central painting. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
3, detail of painted panel on west wall on north side of central painting. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, remains of painted panel on north side of central painting on west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
3, detail of painted panel below the remains of the (above) painted panel on west
wall.
Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October
2020.
Room
3, looking from entrance towards west wall of anteroom. Photo courtesy of Klaus
Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, looking south from north end of west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room
3, west wall, painting of Zeus in the guise of an eagle abducting
Ganymede. Photo
courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Room 3,
painted decoration from west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room
3, west wall, detail of painting of Zeus in the guise of an eagle
abducting Ganymede. Photo
courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
Room
3, west wall, detail of Zeus in the guise of an eagle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015.
Description board showing photo of the painting of Zeus in the guise of an eagle abducting Ganymede, from the west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, Room 3, west wall, painting of Ganymede and the eagle.
See Elia O.,
1951. Scoperta di dipinti a Stabiae. Bollettino d’Arte 1951 Fasc. I (p. 41,
fig. 4).
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, painting of Zeus abducting Ganymede.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 4th April 1760. Ante camera to room 3, zoccolo, painting of discus thrower.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9053.
See Pagano, M.
and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle
provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di
Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 245.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura
Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 450.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, floor from north-east corner, of anteroom.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 5th April 1760.
Ante camera to room 3, painting of Scylla, brandishing an oar, in the act of striking two men at her feet.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8860.
See Pagano, M.
and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle
provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di
Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 245.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura
Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 452.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 5th April 1760. Ante camera to room 3, painting of still life.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8688.
See Pagano, M.
and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle
provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di
Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 245.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura
Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 451.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 5th April 1760. Ante camera to room 3, painting of still life. 1968. 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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Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8688
(Note – in this photo, the number on the frame appears to be 8898 but the frame is on upside down).
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 5th April 1760. Ante camera to room 3, painting of Zeus Ammon.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9545.
See Pagano, M.
and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle
provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di
Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 245.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura
Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 450.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 30th April 1760. Ante camera to room 3, painting of nereid on a sea horse.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8859.
See Pagano, M.
and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle
provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di
Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 245.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura
Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 449.
Now in Naples
Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8859.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 5th April 1760. Ante camera to room 3, painting of nereid on a sea panther.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8870.
See Pagano, M.
and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle
provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di
Napoli. Naples: Nicola Longobardi, p. 245.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura
Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 449.
Now in Naples
Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8870.
See Raccolta de più interessante Dipinture e di più
belle Musaici rinvenuti negli Scavi di Ercolano, di Pompei, e di Stabia.
1843. Napoli, p. 141/260.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna. Drawing by Zahn in Naples Museum, of painting of nereid on a sea tiger/panther.
See Zahn, W., 1828-29. Die schönsten Ornamente
und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: I. Berlin:
Reimer, taf. 64.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, looking towards remains of zoccolo at north end of east wall, in anteroom.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, detail of zoccolo at north end of east wall in anteroom.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Room 3, description board showing part of reconstructed ceiling.
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