The Dining-Room

The original of this black and white mosaic floor is Pompeian and was covered by ashes and pomice when the Vesuvius exploded in 79 A.D.: Foto: Peter de RuThe mosaic floor of a skeleton in Munthe's dining-room (VSM 343).

Erdeös writes:

The dining-room surprises the visitor with its replica of a Roman mosaic placed in front of the door. It shows a skeleton holding a carafe o wine in one hand and a jug of water in the other hand. The message could either be a call to moderation, or on the contrary, a recommendation to enjoy life to the full while there is still time. The decorative details vary both in age and artistic value. The heavyu Renaissance sideboard is from Bologna. The large chest with inlaid frontal dates from the 15th century.

Size: 0.80 m x 1.00 m

From: Axel Munthe's San Michele. An Illustrated Guide, 2006. Text by Levente Erdeös.

Cecilia Klynne