Jean-Claude Golvin

Pompeii, the Vettii house, the peristyle

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Graphite (traces), Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

56.5 x 77 cm (Overall) 50.8 x 70 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Pompeii

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Aerial view of the peristyle of the Vettii house in Pompeii, seen from the west. The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor are visible in the margins. Inscriptions appear on the reverse.
The drawing shows the peristyle of the domus. A Corinthian colonnade encircles an interior garden, embellished with basins, fountains and colonnettes. Several figures circulate under the portico.

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