Stabiae, Villa di Arianna or
Villa Arianna or Villa di Varano A.
Excavated 1757-1762, 1777-1778, 1950-1962.
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Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Doorway leading towards north portico, W.30.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W30, detail of mosaic flooring in north portico. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W30, mosaic flooring in north portico.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 7th July 1759. Room W.29 or W.30, paintings of three winged figures.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9313.
See Pagano, M.
and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle
provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di
Napoli. Naples:
Nicola
Longobardi, p. 242.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura
Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 493.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 7th July 1759. Room W.29 or W.30, paintings of three winged figures.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9315.
See Pagano, M.
and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle
provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di
Napoli. Naples:
Nicola
Longobardi, p. 242.
See Sampaolo V.
and Bragantini I., Eds, 2009. La Pittura
Pompeiana. Electa: Verona, p. 493.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
W30, detail of painted decoration on north wall in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W30, north wall of north portico, looking towards north-west corner.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, December
2023. Looking from north portico. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W30, looking west across north portico of small peristyle W29.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
W30, remains of column in north-west corner of small peristyle W29. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
W29, detail of
gutter in small peristyle, from north-east corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W30, west wall in north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W30, portico in north-west corner.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W30, detail of painted mask from zoccolo on west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015.
W30, looking west from portico towards light-yard of tunnel leading from the villa down to the beach/sea-shore.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W30, looking south along west portico towards the south wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W30, detail of flooring. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
W30, detail of painted candelabra on west wall in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
W30, detail of painted decoration on south wall in south-west corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W30, looking across small peristyle W29, towards south-west corner.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
W30, looking south across small peristyle W29 with doorway
leading to corridor W27. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015.
W30, looking towards south wall with doorway leading to corridor W27, and across small peristyle W29 to the south-east corner.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
W30, looking towards south wall in south-east corner. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
W30, detail of painted decoration on south wall in south-east corner. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa
Arianna, December
2023. W30, looking south-east across small peristyle W29. Photo
courtesy of Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
W30, looking towards east wall in south-east corner of small peristyle W29. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
W30, detail of painted candelabra on east wall in south-east corner of small peristyle W29.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
W30, detail of top of painted candelabra on east wall in south-east corner of small peristyle W29.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W29, east wall of the small peristyle.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W29, east wall of the small peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W29, detail from east wall of the small peristyle. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W29, looking north-east across floor of small peristyle.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W29, looking north-east across small peristyle.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
W30, looking towards south wall with doorway leading to corridor W27, on right. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W30, doorway in south wall leading to corridor W27.
To the left, the corridor leads east towards the large peristyle
To the right, the corridor leads towards the light-yard area, ramp 76 and rustic quarters.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W30, doorway threshold in south wall leading to corridor W27. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, May 2018. Looking south across light-yard over ramp 76 with the pillars of area 73 on right.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020. Looking north-west across light-yard. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Looking north-west across light-yard above ramp 76. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Light-yard. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa
Arianna, September 2021. Looking
north to light-yard above ramp 76. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Looking north to light-yard above ramp 76.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Remains of painted plaster on outside wall of rooms 10 and 9.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015.
Looking south across top of ramp 76, leading under the Villa towards the beach or ancient sea-shore.
Rooms 71, 74 and 83 are on the right. Rooms 82, 81, 80, 79 and 77 are on the left.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
The columns of area 73 on west side of ramp, looking east towards room 71. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Recent excavations have discovered nine green-frescoed pillars regularly aligned but diverging with respect to the villa's original layout.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020. Information card. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021. West side of
ramp, looking towards long room 71. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Long room 71 on west side of ramp, looking west from ramp.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021. Looking towards
west wall of room 71. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Area 71, north end of room on west side of ramp.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September
2021. Rooms 82, 81, and 80 on east side of ramp 76. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September
2021. Looking towards room 81 on east side of ramp 76. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021. Room 81, detail of
painted decoration on south wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021. Looking towards
rustic quarters, on right, on east side of ramp. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021. Looking towards ramp,
in centre, between rustic quarters. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Looking north towards ramp 76 down to the ancient shore, with rooms 77 and 79 (on right) and rooms 83, 74 and 71 (on left).
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Looking north towards rooms 77 and 79 (behind) area W41 and rustic quarters on east side of ramp. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021. Looking
north towards rooms 77 and 79. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
According to Giacobello –
“In a room probably intended for the non-free members of the familia, a niche was created with a cultural function in a recess in the south wall; this lararium niche interrupted the Fourth Style fresco that decorated the room, which is also present on the west wall. The other walls are devoid of decoration and simply plastered.”
See Giacobello, F., 2008. Larari Pompeiani: Iconografia e culto dei Lari in ambito domestico. Milano: LED Edizioni, (p.224, no.8).
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
W27, looking east along corridor towards large peristyle, from light-yard, ramp and rustic area.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W27, looking east along corridor.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W27, north wall of corridor.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W27, south wall of corridor.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. Doorway to room W.28.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, mosaic threshold in doorway.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021. W.28, detail of mosaic threshold in doorway. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, looking north along west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
W.28, looking north along west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
W.28, west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021.
W.28, west wall with painted figure. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
W.28, detail of painted figure from centre of panel on west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, painted figure from centre of panel on west wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015.
W.28, west wall with window into small peristyle, and painted wall decoration from west wall of alcove.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, looking north into alcove.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, looking north across floor in alcove at west end.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W.28, detail of mosaic threshold to alcove at west end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, painted wall decoration from east wall of alcove.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2021. W.28, looking north-east across room towards two alcoves. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, October 2020.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015.
W.28, white painted east wall of alcove at west end, and yellow painted north wall of other alcove at east end.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, December
2023.
W.28, white painted east wall of alcove at west end, and yellow painted east and south wall of other alcove at east end.
Photo courtesy of
Miriam Colomer.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
W,28, looking towards alcove at east end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, looking towards alcove at east end.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W.28,
detail from upper centre of alcove at east end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019.
W.28,
detail of painted decoration in alcove at east end. Photo courtesy of Buzz
Ferebee.
Stabiae,
Villa Arianna, September 2021. W.28, painting of Cupid Seller, from east
wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, painting of Cupid Seller, from east wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, looking towards south-east corner.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 16th June 1759. Room W.28, two paintings of women.
According to Grasso, these came from the room numbered 28 on Weber’s plan.
On the right a woman lifts the hem of her cloak to display a peplum finely embroidered in gold with naked figures in different poses.
On the left a young woman holds a 5-string lyre.
She wears a crown of ivy, a long tunic that falls from the shoulder across to the hip and sandals laced up to the ankles.
The drapery of the garments is tastefully archaic.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8840.
See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples:
Nicola Longobardi, p. 242.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 16th June 1759. Room W.28, drawing by Zahn showing a woman lifting the hem of her cloak, on left.
According to Zahn –
this drawing (drawn in Naples Museum, pre- November 1856) of the woman on a yellow background was from Herculaneum.
According to Grasso, Naples Museum and Pagano & Prisciandaro, above, this figure was found in Room W.28 of Villa Arianna.
Original fresco now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 8840.
The figure on the right, according to Zahn, was from Villa Arianna, room W.24 on a white background, found 16th July 1759.
Original fresco now in Naples Archaeological Museum, inventory number 8910.
See Zahn, W., 1828-29. Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeji, Herkulanum und Stabiae: I. Berlin: Reimer, taf. LXXVIII (no.78).
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 16th July 1759. Room W.24, fresco showing a woman lifting the hem of her cloak.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 8910.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 16th June 1759.
Room W.28. Painting of winged Psyche with outstretched arms holding a ribbon, also two heads.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9332.
See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples:
Nicola Longobardi, p. 242.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 16th June 1759. Room W.28, four paintings of four seated psyche.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9169.
See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples:
Nicola Longobardi, p. 242.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, found 16th June 1759. Room W.28, paintings of seated women.
Now in Naples Archaeological Museum. Inventory number 9664.
According to Prisciandaro and Pagano, a picture that fell to the ground showed a woman seated on a pedestal with a bastone (stick) in the right hand.
They also included
the note “Si è consegnata al R. Museo con le altre simili fig. di donne, ma non
si sa se lo scultore le taglierà”.
See Pagano, M. and Prisciandaro, R., 2006. Studio sulle provenienze degli oggetti rinvenuti negli scavi borbonici del regno di Napoli. Naples:
Nicola Longobardi, p. 242.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, mosaic floor in alcove at east end.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, painted panel on south wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W.28, graffiti on south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W.28, painted female figure and graffiti on south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W.28, painted figure in
centre of panel with graffiti, on south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, painted figure in centre of panel with graffiti, on south wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, detail of painted figure.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W.28, graffiti on south wall to right of painted female figure. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, graffiti on south wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W.28, detail of more graffiti on south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. W.28, detail of graffiti on south wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, graffiti on south wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, detail of graffiti on south wall.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, September 2015. W.28, panel on south wall below graffiti.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Graffiti. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. More graffiti. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Multiple graffiti. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Graffiti with trident.
Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
Stabiae, Villa Arianna, June 2019. Graffiti of a bird. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
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