This panel depicts the gods hypnos, hera, and zeus on mt. ida. hypnos is presenting hera to zeus, who sits seated on the right side of the painting. zeus is holding hera by the wrist, and hera is looking at the viewer reluctantly with her veil removed. the three young figures at the bottom right of the painting are possibly dactyli. [1]. As a client enters the atrium, to the right he would see a panel depicting zeus and hera on mount ida. fresco depicting the wedding of zeus and hera in the atrium of the house of the tragic poet in pompeii.
Wedding zeus hera man napoli inv9559 2,575 × 3,094; 7.1 mb. fourth style fresco depicting the wedding of zeus and hera (detail of hera), from the house of the tragic poet, naples national archaeological museum (17204910388) 3,264 × 4,928; 12.4 mb. fourth style fresco depicting the wedding of zeus and hera, from the house of the tragic. The house of the vettii is a domus located in the roman town pompeii, which was preserved by the eruption of mount vesuvius in 79 ad. the house is named for its owners, two successful freedmen: aulus vettius conviva, an augustalis, and aulus vettius restitutus. [ 1] its careful excavation [ 2] has preserved almost all of the wall frescos, which. Fresco depicting the wedding of zeus and hera in the atrium of the house of the tragic poet in pompeii. image courtesy of wikimedia commons. "zeus persuades his modest bride t o lif t her veil and reveal her f ace, which she t urns suggest ively t o t he viewer. Fresco depicting the 'hierogamia', the divine wedding between hera and zeus, in the presence of iris and amid personifications of renewed nature. pompeil, house of the tragic poet (vi 8, 5, atrium 3). 45 79 ce museo archeologico nazionale di napoli (mann inv. 9559).
Fresco depicting the wedding of zeus and hera in the atrium of the house of the tragic poet in pompeii. image courtesy of wikimedia commons. "zeus persuades his modest bride t o lif t her veil and reveal her f ace, which she t urns suggest ively t o t he viewer. Fresco depicting the 'hierogamia', the divine wedding between hera and zeus, in the presence of iris and amid personifications of renewed nature. pompeil, house of the tragic poet (vi 8, 5, atrium 3). 45 79 ce museo archeologico nazionale di napoli (mann inv. 9559). Fourth style fresco depicting the wedding of zeus and hera, from the house of the tragic poet, naples national archaeological museum (16772440713) 2,643 × 3,159; 6.4 mb hera vestita da sposa, spinta da iride verso zeus, 9559 2,156 × 2,460; 3.15 mb. English: object type: wall painting (fresco) description: wedding of zeus and hera on mount ida period date: fourth style of pompeian wall painting height: 153 cm width: 130 cm findspot: pompeii vi, 8, 5, house of the tragic poet, atrium (3) museum inventory number: napoli, museo archeologico nazionale 9559.
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