Death of Pentheus, torn apart by Bacchantes
Fresco of the Fourth style. 60—79 CE.
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, House of the Vettii (VI. 15. 1. n)Photo by Alfredo and Pio Foglia
Death of Pentheus, torn apart by Bacchantes.
Fresco of the Fourth style. 60—79 CE.
Pompeii, Archaeological Park, House of the Vettii (VI. 15. 1. n)
(Pompei, Parco Archeologico, Casa dei Vettii (VI. 15. 1. n)).
Origin:
Excavated 1894—1895. Exedra-pinacotheca in the southeastern part of the peristyle, east wall.
Description:
On the main wall, opposite entry there is the bloody final of the story of establishing of Dionysos cult in Thebes: king Pentheus, who had forbade women to celebrate the god, is being murdered by the hands of Bacchants, mistaked the king for a wild animal and thrown stones at him.
Credits:
© 2002. Photo, text: Помпеи / Под ред. Ф. Коарелли. Слово, Москва, 2002. P. 300—309.
© Photo: Alfredo and Pio Foglia.
© Photo: Alfredo and Pio Foglia.
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