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Cubiculum (bedroom) from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale

ca. 50–40 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 165
Room M of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79, functioned as a bedroom.

The rear wall shows rocky terrain with balustrades and an arbor above, a small cave or grotto sheltering a fountain, and a small figure of Hekate below. In the center of the wall, between two columns, a parapet embellished with a yellow monochrome landscape supports a glass bowl filled with fruit.

The side walls of the room are symmetrical. Each wall is subdivided into four sections by a pilaster that defines the area of the couch and by two ornate columns. The paintings depict enclosed courtyards in which we glimpse the tops of statuary, rotundas, and pylons as well as vegetation. These precincts alternate with townscapes combining colonnaded buildings and projecting terraces.

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Object Information
  • Title: Cubiculum (bedroom) from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
  • Period: Late Republic
  • Date: ca. 50–40 BCE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Fresco
  • Dimensions: 8 ft. 8 1/2 in. × 10 ft. 11 1/2 in. × 19 ft. 1 7/8 in. (265.4 × 334 × 583.9 cm)
  • Classification: Miscellaneous-Paintings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1903
  • Object Number: 03.14.13a–g
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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