All around the top of the walls in the Room of the Frieze, Baldassarre Peruzzi depicts the deeds of Hercules/Heracles, his famous twelve labours and other myths ...
This may be a depiction of the ' golden hind' ...
[ ... which turns out not to be so! Please see comments below by Peter for the story. ]
At Villa Farnesina, Rome; July 2019
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A final look at the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche ... at the rich details on the garlands of fruits, leaves and flowers, framing the fresco panels.
The painted garlands extends the garden into the loggia/patio and they are a botanical treasury adorned with 170 different plant species.
At Villa Farnesina, Rome; July 2019
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... a closer look at some figures (including Mercury/Hermes) on the right of two central panels in the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche.
Villa Farnesina, Rome; July 2019
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The Villa Farnesina is a Renaissance era villa built by Agostino Chigi, a very (very) rich Sienese banker, in the early 1500s. The villa was later bought by the Farnese family, whose Palazzo Farnese is just across the river.
The villa's main fame is its many frescoes. Raphael's frescoes on the ground floor of the villa: the wall fresco 'The Triumph of Galatea' and the ceiling frescoes in the loggia depicting the myths of Cupid and Psyche are perhaps the most famous paintings in the villa.
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... with the Triumph of Galatea by Raphael.
The astrological ceiling vault of the position of the stars on the birth day of Agostino Chigi was under restoration work when I visited. Most of both were still viewable.
Villa Farnesina, Rome; July 2019
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