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Villa Farnesina

Villa Farnesina: the Renaissance frescoes of the sixteenth century on mythological themes by Giulio Romano, Raffaellino del Colle and Giovan Francesco Penni (Loggia of Cupid and Psyche), Raphael and Sebastiano del Piombo (Loggia of Galatea), Baldassarre Peruzzi (Room of the Perspectices) and Sodoma (Alexander's Room).

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive representing Venus instructs Cupid to launch an arrow.Fresco by Raffaellino del Colle on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: view of the vault with the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, the symbolic culmination of the entire cycle.Fresco by Giovan Francesco Penni on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: view of t...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive depicting Mercurius.Fresco by Giulio Romano on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive depicting Mercurius.Fresco by Giulio Romano on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive depicting Mercurius.Fresco by Giulio Romano on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive depicting Cupids with Cerberus.Drafted by Raphael, the vault has been depicted by his workshop: Raffaellino del Colle, Giovan Francesco Penni, Giulio Romano, Giovanni da Udine ,(1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive depicting Mercurius.Fresco by Giulio Romano on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive depicting Mercurius.Fresco by Giulio Romano on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive representing Jupiter consoling Cupid.Fresco by Giulio Romano on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive representing Cupid and the Graces.Fresco by Giulio Romano on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive depicting Mercurius and Psyche.Fresco by Giovan Francesco Penni on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive depicting Psiche together with Venus and Juno.Fresco by Giulio Romano on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive depicting Psyche submitting Venus the urn containing the beauty of Proserpine..Fresco by Giulio Romano on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive representing Psyche coming back from the underworld, carried by cupids.Fresco by Giulio Romano on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive depicting Venus on the cart, pulled by white doves.Fresco by Giulio Romano on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault pendentive depicting Venus and Jupiter.Fresco by Giovan Francesco Penni on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: one vault...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: view of the vault.In the centre, two fictive tapestries include the concluding scenes: the splendid Council of the Gods, where the unjustly persecuted girl is finally received by the gods with divine complacence, and the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, the symbolic culmination of the entire cycle.The Loggia takes its name from the decoration frescoed on the vault by Raphael and his workshop in 1517-18. The frescos represent episodes from the fable of Psyche, narrated in Apuleiu’s Golden Ass, which had already been used in the fifteenth century for nuptial imagery.To give the space a festive and theatrical feel to it, Raphael also transformed the vault of the Loggia into a pergola, adorned with magnificent hanging festoons, as though the greenery of the gardens had invaded the Villa itself. However, although the general layout of the cycle and planning of the individual scenes and figures are attributed to the intuitive genius of Raphael (proven by a number of autographic sketches), the actual completion of the designs into frescos was carried out by his numerous workshop assistants, including Giovanni Francesco Penni, Giulio Romano and Giovanni da Udine. The latter, in particular, was the creator of the exuberant triumphal festoons.

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: view of the vault with the Council of the Gods, where the unjustly persecuted girl is finally received by the gods with divine complacence.Fresco by Giovan Francesco Penni on a Raphael's draft (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Loggia of Cupid and Psyche: view of t...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina: view of the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche.The Loggia takes its name from the decoration frescoed on the vault by Raphael and his workshop in 1517-18. The frescos represent episodes from the fable of Psyche, narrated in Apuleiu’s Golden Ass, which had already been used in the fifteenth century for nuptial imagery.To give the space a festive and theatrical feel to it, Raphael also transformed the vault of the Loggia into a pergola, adorned with magnificent hanging festoons, as though the greenery of the gardens had invaded the Villa itself. In the centre he designed two fictive tapestries which depict the concluding scenes: the splendid Council of the Gods, where the unjustly persecuted girl is finally received by the gods with divine complacence, and the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, the symbolic culmination of the entire cycle.However, although the general layout of the cycle and planning of the individual scenes and figures are attributed to the intuitive genius of Raphael (proven by a number of autographic sketches), the actual completion of the designs into frescos was carried out by his numerous workshop assistants, including Giovanni Francesco Penni, Giulio Romano and Giovanni da Udine. The latter, in particular, was the creator of the exuberant triumphal festoons.

Rome, Villa Farnesina: view of the Loggia of Cupid and Psych...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina: view of the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche.The Loggia takes its name from the decoration frescoed on the vault by Raphael and his workshop in 1517-18. The frescos represent episodes from the fable of Psyche, narrated in Apuleiu’s Golden Ass, which had already been used in the fifteenth century for nuptial imagery.To give the space a festive and theatrical feel to it, Raphael also transformed the vault of the Loggia into a pergola, adorned with magnificent hanging festoons, as though the greenery of the gardens had invaded the Villa itself. In the centre he designed two fictive tapestries which depict the concluding scenes: the splendid Council of the Gods, where the unjustly persecuted girl is finally received by the gods with divine complacence, and the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, the symbolic culmination of the entire cycle.However, although the general layout of the cycle and planning of the individual scenes and figures are attributed to the intuitive genius of Raphael (proven by a number of autographic sketches), the actual completion of the designs into frescos was carried out by his numerous workshop assistants, including Giovanni Francesco Penni, Giulio Romano and Giovanni da Udine. The latter, in particular, was the creator of the exuberant triumphal festoons.

Rome, Villa Farnesina: view of the Loggia of Cupid and Psych...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea, detail of the vault: "The Myth of Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa, and the Fame". Fresco by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1511).

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea, detail of the vault: "The Myth of Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa, and the Fame". Fresco by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1511).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea, detail of the...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.Detail.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.Detail with amorini.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.Detail.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.Detail.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.Detail with amorini.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.Detail with amorini.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.Detail with amorini.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.Detail with amorini.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.Detail.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.Detail.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.In the upper lunette: Juno on a charriot pulled by peacocks. Fresco by Sebastiano del Piombo (1511-12).

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea, detail of the vault: "Mars and Mercury", and the astrological signs of the Libra and the Scorpio. Fresco by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1511).

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea, detail of the vault: "Apollo and a Centaur", and the astrological sign of the Sagittarius. Fresco by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1511).

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea, detail of the vault: "Venus", and the astrological sign of the Capricorn. Fresco by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1511).

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: frescoes.On the left, "Polyphemus", by Sebastiano del Piombo (1512 - 3). The Cyclop, who was in love with the beautiful nymph, originally was frescoed naked and afterwards covered by a light blue dress.On the right, "The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.In the upper lunettes, both by Sebastiano Del Piombo (1511 - 12): on the left "Dedalus and Icarus"; on the right "Juno on a chart drawn by two peacocks.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea: frescoes.On th...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina: the Loggia of Galatea. The Loggia ia named according to Raffaello's fresco representing the Triumph of Galatea.

Rome, Villa Farnesina: the Loggia of Galatea. The Loggia ia...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail with Apollo - Helios driving the chariot of the Sun. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1517-8).

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail with Apollo - Helios driving the chariot of the Sun. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1517-8).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail with Apollo - Helios driving the chariot of the Sun. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1517-8).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail with Apollo - Helios driving the chariot of the Sun. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1517-8).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail of Procris impaled by the never erring javelin and Cephalus running towards her. On the left, Aurora and Titone on a chariot pulled by four horses. Aurora seems to be in some way responsible of the death of Procri, having caused her jealousy.In the backround, preceeding the cart, Venus, (Hesperus?) holding a star.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-18).

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail of Procris impaled by the never erring javelin and Cephalus running towards her. On the left, Aurora and Titone on a chariot pulled by four horses. Aurora seems to be in some way responsible of the death of Procri, having caused her jealousy.In the backround, preceeding the cart, Venus, (Hesperus?) holding a star.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-18).

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-18). Detail of Iris visiting the House of Sleep, asking Hypnos to send Orpheus at Alcyon.

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-18). Detail of "Triumph of Venus", marine scene with dolpnins and cupids. Venus is surrounded by nymphs and tritons, all paying tribute to the goddess of love, offering corals, shellfish and crustaceans.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-18). Detail of "Triumph of Venus", marine scene with dolpnins and cupids. Venus is surrounded by nymphs and tritons, all paying tribute to the goddess of love, offering corals, shellfish and crustaceans.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-18). Detail of "Triumph of Venus", marine scene with dolpnins and cupids. Venus is surrounded by nymphs and tritons, all paying tribute to the goddess of love, offering corals, shellfish and crustaceans.

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes. Detail of the Parnassus, with Pegasus and Poets. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-18).

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes. Detail of the Parnassus, with Pegasus and Poets. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-18).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-8). Detail with the Thiasus of Dionysus.Dionysus, embracing Ariadne, moves in a cart drawn by panthers. They are followed by Silenus, drunk and riding a donkey. Other Sileni or satyrs and musicians are part of the procession.

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-8). Detail with the Thiasus of Dionysus.Dionysus, embracing Ariadne, moves in a cart drawn by panthers. They are followed by Silenus, drunk and riding a donkey. Other Sileni or satyrs and musicians are part of the procession.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-8). Detail with the Thiasus of Dionysus.Dionysus, embracing Ariadne, moves in a cart drawn by panthers. They are followed by Silenus, drunk and riding a donkey. Other Sileni or satyrs and musicians are part of the procession.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail with Venus and Adonis. She is removing a thorn from her foot while Adonis is lying dead, killed by a wild boar. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1517-8).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail with Venus and Adonis. She is removing a thorn from her foot while Adonis is lying dead, killed by a wild boar. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1517-8).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail with Venus and Adonis. She is removing a thorn from her foot while Adonis is lying dead, killed by a wild boar. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1517-8).

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail of Apollo and Daphne.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (Giulio Romano?) 1517-18.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail of Apollo and Daphne.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (Giulio Romano?) 1517-18.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail of Apollo and Daphne.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (Giulio Romano?) 1517-18.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail of Deucalion and Pyrrha throwing stones.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1517-8). Once the deluge was over and the couple had given thanks to Zeus, Deucalion (said in several of the sources to have been aged 82 at the time) consulted an oracle of Themis about how to repopulate the earth. He was told to cover his head and throw the bones of your mother behind your shoulder. Deucalion and Pyrrha understood that "mother" is Gaia, the mother of all living things, and the "bones" to be rocks. They threw the rocks behind their shoulders and the stones formed people. Pyrrha's became women; Deucalion's became men.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Detail of Deucalion and Pyrrha throwing stones.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1517-8). Once the deluge was over and the couple had given thanks to Zeus, Deucalion (said in several of the sources to have been aged 82 at the time) consulted an oracle of Themis about how to repopulate the earth. He was told to cover his head and throw the bones of your mother behind your shoulder. Deucalion and Pyrrha understood that "mother" is Gaia, the mother of all living things, and the "bones" to be rocks. They threw the rocks behind their shoulders and the stones formed people. Pyrrha's became women; Deucalion's became men.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Scene of flood withe the myth of Alcyone and Ceyx.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-18). In Greek mythology, Ceyx was the son of Eosphorus and the king of Thessaly. He was married to Alcyone. They were very happy together, and often called each other "Zeus" and "Hera". This angered Zeus, so while Ceyx was at sea, the god threw a thunderbolt at his ship. Ceyx appeared to Alcyone as an apparition to tell her of his fate, and she threw herself into the sea in her grief. Out of compassion, the gods changed them both into halcyon birds. It is said that the halcyon birds build their nests when the water is calm since both of them died at sea.

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Scene of flood withe the myth of Alcyone and Ceyx.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-18). In Greek mythology, Ceyx was the son of Eosphorus and the king of Thessaly. He was married to Alcyone. They were very happy together, and often called each other "Zeus" and "Hera". This angered Zeus, so while Ceyx was at sea, the god threw a thunderbolt at his ship. Ceyx appeared to Alcyone as an apparition to tell her of his fate, and she threw herself into the sea in her grief. Out of compassion, the gods changed them both into halcyon birds. It is said that the halcyon birds build their nests when the water is calm since both of them died at sea.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample f...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives: the ample frieze with mythological scenes inspired by the Ovid Metamorphoses. Scene of flood withe the myth of Alcyone and Ceyx.Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and workshop (1517-18). In Greek mythology, Ceyx was the son of Eosphorus and the king of Thessaly. He was married to Alcyone. They were very happy together, and often called each other "Zeus" and "Hera". This angered Zeus, so while Ceyx was at sea, the god threw a thunderbolt at his ship. Ceyx appeared to Alcyone as an apparition to tell her of his fate, and she threw herself into the sea in her grief. Out of compassion, the gods changed them both into halcyon birds. It is said that the halcyon birds build their nests when the water is calm since both of them died at sea.

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Rome, Villa Farnesina: The Hall of Perspectives, representing views of Rome. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1518-9). Detail with columns. It represents the ideal continuation of the ground floor loggias; through the imitation columns one can see various views: villages perched on rock, countryside views, and in the background, against an illuminated sky, is the city (The Holy Spirit Church, a Roman basilica, the porta Settimiana).

Rome, Villa Farnesina: The Hall of Perspectives, representin...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina: The Hall of Perspectives, representing views of Rome. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1518-9). It represents the ideal continuation of the ground floor loggias; through the imitation columns one can see various views: villages perched on rock, countryside views, and in the background, against an illuminated sky, is the city (The Holy Spirit Church, a Roman basilica, the porta Settimiana).

Rome, Villa Farnesina: The Hall of Perspectives, representin...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina: The Hall of Perspectives, representing views of Rome. Frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi (1518-9). It represents the ideal continuation of the ground floor loggias; through the imitation columns one can see various views: villages perched on rock, countryside views, and in the background, against an illuminated sky, is the city (The Holy Spirit Church, a Roman basilica, the porta Settimiana).

Rome, Villa Farnesina: The Hall of Perspectives, representin...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina: Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Wedding Room), with stories regarding Alexander the Great. Frescoes by Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio de' Bazzi), 1516-9.

Rome, Villa Farnesina: Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Weddin...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Wedding Room): "Alexander the Great taming Bucephalus", fresco by Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio de' Bazzi), 1519.

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room: "Battle of Issus", fresco by Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio de' Bazzi), 1519. Detail.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room: "Battle of Issus",...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Wedding Room): "Darius's Family before Alexander the Great", fresco by Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio de' Bazzi), 1519. Detail.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Weddin...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Wedding Room): "Darius's Family before Alexander the Great", fresco by Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio de' Bazzi), 1519. Detail.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Weddin...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Wedding Room): "Darius's Family before Alexander the Great", fresco by Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio de' Bazzi), 1519. Detail.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Weddin...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Wedding Room): "Darius's Family before Alexander the Great", fresco by Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio de' Bazzi), 1519.

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Wedding Room): "The Wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxane", fresco by Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio de' Bazzi), 1519. Detail.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Weddin...

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Wedding Room): "The Wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxane", fresco by Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio de' Bazzi), 1519. Detail.

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Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Wedding Room): "The Wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxane", fresco by Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio de' Bazzi), 1519.

Rome, Villa Farnesina, Alexander's Room (or The Chigi Weddin...