Villa Farnesina Collection

Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646205 Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, 1517-18 (fresco) by Penni, Giovanni Francesco (il Fattore) (c.1488-1528); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche, 1517. Creator: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Wedding Banquet of Cupid and Psyche, 1517. Found in the Collection of Villa Farnesina, Rome

Procris impaled by the never erring javelin, Cephalus running towards her and Aurora
2646162 Procris impaled by the never erring javelin, Cephalus running towards her and Aurora and Titone on a chariot pulled by four horses, 1517-18 (fresco) by Peruzzi

Procris impaled by the never erring javelin, Cephalus running towards her and Aurora
2646163 Procris impaled by the never erring javelin, Cephalus running towards her and Aurora and Titone on a chariot pulled by four horses, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646162) by Peruzzi

Venus instructing Cupid to launch an arrow, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646206 Venus instructing Cupid to launch an arrow, 1517-18 (fresco) by Colle, Raffaello dal (c.1490-1566); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Psiche together with Venus and Juno, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646195 Psiche together with Venus and Juno, 1517-18 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Stories regarding Alexander the Great, 1516-19 (fresco)
2646077 Stories regarding Alexander the Great, 1516-19 (fresco) by Sodoma, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (1477-1549); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome)

Alexander the Great taming Bucephalusm 1519 (fresco)
2646076 Alexander the Great taming Bucephalusm 1519 (fresco) by Sodoma, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (1477-1549); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Dariuss Family before Alexander the Great, 1519 (fresco)
2646071 Dariuss Family before Alexander the Great, 1519 (fresco) by Sodoma, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (1477-1549); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Venus on the cart, pulled by white doves, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646192 Venus on the cart, pulled by white doves, 1517-18 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Mercurius, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646204 Mercurius, 1517-18 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

View of the Loggia di Galatea, 1511-1514 (fresco)
2646173 View of the Loggia di Galatea, 1511-1514 (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Iris visiting the House of Sleep, asking Hypnos to send Orpheus at Alcyon, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646161 Iris visiting the House of Sleep, asking Hypnos to send Orpheus at Alcyon, 1517-18 (fresco) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome)

Scene of flood withe the myth of Alcyone and Ceyx, 1517-1518 (fresco)
2646081 Scene of flood withe the myth of Alcyone and Ceyx, 1517-1518 (fresco) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

The Hall of Perspectives, representing views of Rome, 1518-1519
2646078 The Hall of Perspectives, representing views of Rome, 1518-1519 by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina: The Hall of Perspectives)

Jupiter consoling Cupid, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646198 Jupiter consoling Cupid, 1517-18 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Council of the Gods, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646189 Council of the Gods, 1517-18 (fresco) by Penni, Giovanni Francesco (il Fattore) (c.1488-1528); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

View of the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche (photo)
2646188 View of the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche (photo) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome)

The Triumph of Galatea, 1513-14 (fresco) (detail of 2646174)
2646183 The Triumph of Galatea, 1513-14 (fresco) (detail of 2646174) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

The Wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxane, 1519 (fresco) (detail of 2646068)
2646069 The Wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxane, 1519 (fresco) (detail of 2646068) by Sodoma, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (1477-1549); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome)

Psyche coming back from the underworld, carried by cupids, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646193 Psyche coming back from the underworld, carried by cupids, 1517-18 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

View of the vaults of the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche
2646190 View of the vaults of the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche, by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

The Myth of Perseus and Gorgon Medusa, and Fame, 1511 (fresco) (detail of 2646186)
2646187 The Myth of Perseus and Gorgon Medusa, and Fame, 1511 (fresco) (detail of 2646186) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Apollo and a Centaur and the astrological sign of the Sagittarius, 1511 (fresco)
2646171 Apollo and a Centaur and the astrological sign of the Sagittarius, 1511 (fresco) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Loggia of Galatea
2646168 Loggia of Galatea by Italian School, (16th century); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina: the Loggia of Galatea)

The Hall of Perspectives, representing views of Rome, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646080 The Hall of Perspectives, representing views of Rome, 1517-18 (fresco) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome)

The Hall of Perspectives, representing views of Rome, 1518-1519
2646079 The Hall of Perspectives, representing views of Rome, 1518-1519 by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina: The Hall of Perspectives)

The Wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxane, 1519 (fresco)
2646068 The Wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxane, 1519 (fresco) by Sodoma, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (1477-1549); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

The Wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxane, 1519 (fresco) (detail of 2646068)
2646070 The Wedding of Alexander the Great and Roxane, 1519 (fresco) (detail of 2646068) by Sodoma, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (1477-1549); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome)

Psyche submitting Venus the urn containing the beauty of Proserpine, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646194 Psyche submitting Venus the urn containing the beauty of Proserpine, 1517-18 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Venus and the astrological sign of the Capricorn, 1511 (fresco)
2646170 Venus and the astrological sign of the Capricorn, 1511 (fresco) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea)

Cupids with Cerberus, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646201 Cupids with Cerberus, 1517-18 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520) (& studio); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Mercurius and Psyche, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646196 Mercurius and Psyche, 1517-18 (fresco) by Penni, Giovanni Francesco (il Fattore) (c.1488-1528); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

The Myth of Perseus and Gorgon Medusa, and Fame, 1511 (fresco)
2646186 The Myth of Perseus and Gorgon Medusa, and Fame, 1511 (fresco) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea)

The Triumph of Galatea, 1513-14 (fresco) (detail of 2646174)
2646181 The Triumph of Galatea, 1513-14 (fresco) (detail of 2646174) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Parnassus, with Pegasus and Poets, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646096)
2646096 Parnassus, with Pegasus and Poets, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646096) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Parnassus, with Pegasus and Poets, 1517-18 (fresco0)
2646095 Parnassus, with Pegasus and Poets, 1517-18 (fresco0 by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

The Triumph of Galatea, 1513-14 (fresco) (detail of 2646174)
2646178 The Triumph of Galatea, 1513-14 (fresco) (detail of 2646174) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

The Triumph of Galatea, 1513-14 (fresco)
2646174 The Triumph of Galatea, 1513-14 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Apollo - Helios driving the chariot of the Sun, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646164)
2646167 Apollo - Helios driving the chariot of the Sun, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646164) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Thiasus of Dionysus, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646092)
2646093 Thiasus of Dionysus, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646092) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Apollo and Daphne, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646086)
2646088 Apollo and Daphne, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646086) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Deucalion and Pyrrha throwing stones, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646084)
2646085 Deucalion and Pyrrha throwing stones, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646084) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Deucalion and Pyrrha throwing stones, detail
2646084 Deucalion and Pyrrha throwing stones, detail by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Venus and Jupiter, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646191 Venus and Jupiter, 1517-18 (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Triumph of Venus, marine scene with dolphins and cupids, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646158)
2646159 Triumph of Venus, marine scene with dolphins and cupids, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646158) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome

Venus and Adonis, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646090)
2646091 Venus and Adonis, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646090) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Venus and Adonis, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646090 Venus and Adonis, 1517-18 (fresco) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

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Villa Farnesina: A Renaissance Masterpiece in Rome Step into the enchanting world of Villa Farnesina, a magnificent villa nestled in the heart of Rome. Built between 1506 and 1510 for Agostino Chigi, a wealthy banker and patron of the arts, this architectural gem is adorned with breathtaking frescoes that transport visitors to another time. One cannot help but be captivated by the exquisite fresco titled "Marriage of Cupid and Psyche. " Painted by Raphael's workshop from 1517 to 1518, it depicts the mythical love story between Cupid and Psyche. The vibrant colors and intricate details bring these ancient characters to life, immersing viewers in their passionate union. Another notable masterpiece within Villa Farnesina is "Procris impaled by the never erring javelin. " This dramatic scene portrays Cephalus rushing towards his fatally wounded wife while Aurora and Titone ride on a chariot pulled by four majestic horses. The emotions conveyed through this fresco are palpable, evoking both sorrow and awe. The villa also houses captivating depictions of Alexander the Great's legendary tales. From his taming of Bucephalus to encounters with Darius' family before him, these frescoes narrate history with artistic finesse. Each stroke tells a story that transports visitors back in time to witness these momentous events firsthand. Amongst all this grandeur lies Venus instructing Cupid to launch an arrow—a tender moment frozen in time on one wall. Nearby stands Psiche alongside Venus and Juno—an ethereal trio radiating beauty beyond compare. These delicate scenes showcase Raphael's masterful brushwork as he captures divine grace effortlessly. As you explore further, you will discover other treasures such as Mercurius—a striking portrayal that exudes power—and Venus gracefully riding her cart pulled by white doves—an embodiment of elegance and purity.