Symposium of erotes and psyches

Beneath a canopy, five winged erotes recline on beds to enjoy the wine in cups set before them on a three-legged table with (perhaps) lion-paw feet A statue of Dionysus appears in the background above the canopy. The painting shows considerable wear and pigment loss.

Symposium of erotes and psyches

Medium:: Fresco

Dimensions:: 54 cm wide, 58.4 cm high

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

Date:: 1st century CE

Inventory Number:: MANN 9193

Lender:: National Archaeological Museum of Naples

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