Detail of the fresco depicting Mercurius on a vault pendentive in the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche, Villa Farnesina, Rome

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Mercurius Pendentive Fresco in the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche, Villa Farnesina

File Name

90109_012

Caption

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

City

Rome

Location

Villa Farnesina

Keywords

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