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