Villa Farnesina

Villa Farnesina is a villa in Via della Lungara, in the centre of Rome. It is well known for the Renaissance building and the many works of arts it hosts. It was commissioned to the architect Baldassarre Peruzzi between 1506 and 1510 by Agostino Chigi, a banker from Siena who became treasurer of Pope Julius II. Agostino Chigi was a real patron of art and was surrounded by many artists amongst whom Raffaello, who designed the Lodge frescoes with scenes inspired by the myth of Love and Psyche. Raffaello painted also the Triumph of Galatea, a fresco which represents a nymph on a shell shaped chariot. Other artists engaged in the villa were Sebastiano del Piombo and Giuliano da Sangallo.

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Villa - Via della Lungara - Rome - Renaissance - Baldassarre Peruzzi - 1506 - 1510 - Agostino Chigi - Siena - Pope Julius II - Raffaello - Triumph of Galatea - Sebastiano del Piombo - Giuliano da Sangallo

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The villa became a property of the Farnese family in 1577 (hence the name of Farnesina), later belonged to the Bourbon of Naples and in 1861 to the Spanish Ambassador in Rome. Today, owned by the Italian State, it hosts the Lincei Academy, one of the most ancient academies in Rome, and the Gabineto dei Disegni e delle Stampe (Department for Drawings and Prints).

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Farnese - 1577 - Bourbon of Naples - 1861 - Spanish Ambassador - Lincei Academy - Gabineto dei Disegni e delle Stampe

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