. Pompeii : its life and art . the atriuminto the peristyle, that in the middle is broader and higherthan the other two, which are not much wider than ordinarydoors; the arrangement of the openings is similar to that inhouses having a tablinum open toward the peristyle with anandron on one side, and on the other a room with a door cor-responding with the door of the andron. The columns of the peristyle are well preserved (Fig. 154).They are white, with ornate capitals moulded in .stucco andpainted with a variety of colors. Part of the entablature alsoremains ; the architrave is ornamented with
. Pompeii : its life and art . the atriuminto the peristyle, that in the middle is broader and higherthan the other two, which are not much wider than ordinarydoors; the arrangement of the openings is similar to that inhouses having a tablinum open toward the peristyle with anandron on one side, and on the other a room with a door cor-responding with the door of the andron. The columns of the peristyle are well preserved (Fig. 154).They are white, with ornate capitals moulded in .stucco andpainted with a variety of colors. Part of the entablature alsoremains ; the architrave is ornamented with an acanthus ara-besque in white stucco relief on a yellow background. The roof of the greater part of the colonnade has beenrestored, and the garden has been planted with shrubs inaccordance with the arrangement indicated by the appearance 3x8 POM IT. 11 of the ground at the time of excavation. Nowhere else inPompeii will the visitor so easily gain an impression of theaspect presented by a peristyle in ancient times. The main. _Aj | Large room (q)Garden with fountains and sculptures (m)Peristyle I Fig. 152. — Longitudinal section part of the house was searched for objects of value after theeruption, but the garden was left undisturbed, and we see in
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