Title

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea

Caption

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

Date

Dec 04, 2003

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR20A02_266

License type

Rights managed

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Keywords

loggia Female Beauty Painted Architecture Affresco Fresco Amorino Cupid Architettura Architecture Architettura dipinta Bellezza femminile Carro Cart Cocchio Chariot Conchiglia Shell Dea Goddess Delfino Dolphin Divinità Divinity Era Hera Galatea Giunone Juno Il Cinquecento 16th Century Italia Italy Lazio Manierismo Mannerism Mare Sea Mito greco Greek Myth Mitologia Mythology Nereide Nereid Ninfa Nymph Olimpo Olympus Pavone Peacock Pittura Painting Prospettiva Perspective Putto Raffaello Raphael Rinascimento Renaissance Roma Rome Sebastiano Del Piombo Villa Farnesina XVI secolo XVI century loggia

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