Pompeii’s House of the Ancient Hunt offers an intimate window into Roman elite life — its vivid hunting frescoes and mythological scenes a breathtaking testament to ancient artistry and domestic refinement.
Luigi Bazzani’s Watercolours of Pompeii
Explore Pompeii watercolours by Luigi Bazzani—where art meets archaeology, capturing the haunting beauty and living memory of Pompeii.
House of the Large Fountain
Explore the House of the Large Fountain—a luxurious residence in Pompeii famed for mosaics, sculpture, and its elaborate garden fountain reflecting elite Roman domestic life.
Eros Punished
A Pompeiian fresco freezes divine family drama — tearful Eros led to a stern Aphrodite, while young Anteros watches — capturing love’s mischief, consequence, and beautifully reciprocal nature.
Europa on the Bull in the House of Jason in Pompeii
At House of Jason, the fresco of Abduction of Europa transforms Ovid’s myth into a vivid Roman vision of divine deception, capturing wonder, vulnerability, and the threshold between trust and destiny.
House of the Doves in Pompeii
At House of the Doves, the celebrated mosaic of doves evokes Hellenistic mastery and Plinian admiration, symbolising peace, renewal, and the delicate harmony of nature preserved in Roman domestic art.
House of the Faun
The House of the Faun in Pompeii, built around 180 BC, showcases Roman luxury with vast space, elegant architecture, and remarkable mosaics, including the famed Alexander Mosaic and welcoming “HAVE” inscription.
Flora
The fresco of Flora from Stabiae captures Toru Dutt’s floral rivalry in paint, transforming myth into elegance, where spring, beauty, and nature’s abundance merge in delicate harmony.
Painter at Work!
From the Pompeii in Color: The Life of Roman Painting, the fresco Painter at Work from the House of the Surgeon captures a rare, intimate Roman scene of a female artist absorbed in painting within a richly framed interior space.
House of Julia Felix
House of Julia Felix reveals a savvy Roman entrepreneur who transformed her property into baths, shops, and rentals, while its refined frescoes capture everyday luxury and commerce.