A Satyr embracing a Maenad
Fresco of the Third style from Pompeii (V. 1. 26).1—50 CE. Inv. No. 110590.Naples, National Archaeological Museum
A Satyr embracing a Maenad.
Fresco of the Third style from Pompeii (V. 1. 26).
1—50 CE.
1—50 CE.
Inv. No. 110590.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum
(Napoli, Museo archeologico nazionale).
Origin:
Pompeii, V, 1, 26, House of Caecilius Jucundus, tablinum, on west end of north wall.
Description:
Satyr and Maenad (or Ariadne)
from Pompeii, House of L. Caecilius Iocundus (V, 1, 26)inv. 110590
In the III style we often find panels with characters from the Dionysian entourage inserted like windows in the side panels or upper margins of the walls. In the House of Caecilius Iocundus the small pictures with satyrs and maenads, depicted with a classicising clarity which tones down the erotic content and original violence of the scenes, were inserted at the centre of carpets with curving edges adorning the side panels of the tablinum. For the fantastic exuberance of its ornamentation, anticipating the grotesques of the IV style, the decoration of the house of the famous Pompeian banker stands as one of the richest examples of the III style in its maturity (towards the middle of the first century A.D.).
Stefano De Caro (2001)
Credits:
2013. Photo: https://www.standard.co.uk.
© Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei.
2006. Text: museum information (23).
© 1996. Description: Stefano De Caro, “The National Archaeological Museum of Naples”. Electa, Napoli, 2001, p. 159.
© Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei.
2006. Text: museum information (23).
© 1996. Description: Stefano De Caro, “The National Archaeological Museum of Naples”. Electa, Napoli, 2001, p. 159.
Keywords: ζωγραφικήί pictura ars picturae painting pittura malerei peinture φρεσκογραφία τοιχογραφία νωπογραφία wall fresco frescos frescoes opera parietale murale opere parietali murali affresco affreschi freskomalerei frischmalerei wandmalerei fresko fresken fresque fresques pintura mural ρωμαϊκές roman romana romano romani römisch römische römisches römischen römischer romain romaine romains romaines iii third style terzo stile pompeiano dritten stil troisième πομπηία pompeii pompeian pompei pompeji pompeianischen pompejanischen pompéi pompéien ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ἀριάδνη αριάδνη ariadna ariadne arianna ariane μαινάδα μαινάδες mainades maenas maenades maenad maenads menade menadi mänade mänaden ménade ménades σάτυρος σάτυροι satyros satyroi satur saturus satyr satyrs satiro satiri satyrn satyre satyres corona wreath kranz couronne earring earrings orecchino orecchini ohrring ohrringe boucle d’oreille gold golden d’oro goldene goldener d’or d’ors χρυσός χρυσή χρυσό χρυσαφένιος χρυσαφένια χρυσαφένιο diadema diadem diadème διάδημα armilla shoulder bracelet armlet bracciale braccialetto spalla schulter-armband armspange d’épaule torquis necklace collana halskette collier κολιέ torque torc torq neck ring collare girocollo wendelring τορκ domus lucii caecili iucundi lucius caecilius iucundus house of jucundus v 1 26 casa di lucio cecilio giocondo anellus annellus anello anneau δαχτυλίδι a hugging or and che abbraccia una inv no 110590
