Symposium of erotes

Beneath a canopy, reclining winged erotes and psyches (young girls with butterfly wings that personify the soul) enjoy an outdoor banquet. Two of the erotes play stringed instruments. A statue of Dionysus appears in the background above the canopy.

Symposium of erotes

Medium:: Fresco

Dimensions:: 54.6 cm wide, 56.5 cm high

Context:: House of Marcus Lucretius, triclinium 16, east wall, north section, central painting, Pompeii

Date:: 1st century CE

Inventory Number:: MANN 9207

Lender:: National Archaeological Museum of Naples

Credit:: Image © Photographic Archive, National Archaeological Museum of Naples