Title

Rome, Villa Farnesina, The Hall of Perspectives

Caption

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).
Villa Farnesina, Roma (RM) - Rome, Lazio, Italia - Italy

Date

Dec 03, 2003

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR20A02_243

License type

Rights managed

Available size

125,8Mb (10,7Mb) / 27,1in x 18,0in / 8128 x 5408 (300dpi)

Keywords

XVI secolo XVI century Adone Adonis Affresco Fresco Afrodite Aphrodite Amore Love Baldassarre Peruzzi Cinghiale Wild Boar Dea Goddess Divinità Divinity Fregio Frieze Il Cinquecento 16th Century Innamorato Lover Italia Italy Lazio Manierismo Mannerism Metamorfosi Metamorphoses Mito greco Greek Myth Mitologia Mythology Morte Death Olimpo Olympus Ovidio Ovid Pittura Painting Poesia Poetry Rinascimento Renaissance Roma Rome Salone Hall Venere Venus Villa Farnesina XVI secolo XVI century

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