Pompeii: Domus Vettiorum, Leda with the swan, mural painting, No. 11220, ca. 1880 – 1890

Title

Pompeii: Domus Vettiorum, Leda with the swan, mural painting, No. 11220

Photographer

• Giacomo Brogi

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten links: Druckschriftzeile: 11220. POMPEI - Domus Vettiorum - Leda col cigno; pittura murale.
Bezeichnet rect unten rechts: Druckschriftzeile: (Edizioni Brogi)

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet recto oben links auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: 8495 (vermutlich ehem. Inv.-Nr.)

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• mythological representation
• historical narration
• nude

Main Motif

• Pompeii
• Domus Vettiorum (Pompeii)
• Leda
• woman
• animal
• Region 6 (Pompeii)

Persons Shown

• Leda

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Jupiter
• Aulus Vettius Conviva
• Aulus Vettius Restitutus

Primary

• 61E(POMPEI) names of cities and villages (POMPEI)
• 61F(DOMUS VETTIORUM (Pompei)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (DOMUS VETTIORUM (Pompei))
• 92B1222 Jupiter, in the shape of a swan, and Leda
• 31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure
• 41D92 woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude
• 31D15 adult woman
• 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure

Secondary

• 61F(REGIO 6 (Pompei)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (REGIO 6 (Pompei))

Associative

• 25C11 eruption (of volcano)