House of Octavius Quartio, Pompeii | October 28, 2016 | elenwashere
House of Octavius Quartio, Pompeii | October 28, 2016 | elenwashere
[snip] On the rear wall of the biclinium are two frescoes, one either side of the fountain. The subjects of both frescoes - Narcissus at the Spring (pictured right) and Pyramus committing Suicide (lower right) - share a common theme: death brought on by passion. The artist who painted the pictures was a Roman, who signed ‘Lucius pinxit’, ‘Lucius painted this’. His signature, sadly, is no longer visible. [/snip]
https://sites.google.com/site/ad79eruption/pompeii/regio-ii/reg-ii-ins-2/house-of-octavius-quartio
[snip] The naming of this house was wrongly derived from electoral graffiti etched in the outer façade, some saying “Vote for Loreius” and others “Vote for Tiburtinus.” In fact, the last known owner of the house was a man named Octavius Quartio, whose bronze seal was found inside the house during excavation. Some historians choose to refer to this house as the House of Octavius Quartio. [/snip]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Loreius_Tiburtinus
[snip] The owner, as evidenced by a seal, was Decimus Octavius Quartio, a member of the board of Augustans, civilians dedicated to the cult of the emperors. [/snip]
http://pompeiisites.org/en/archaeological-site/house-of-octavius-quartio/
