Palazzo Farnese or Farnese Palace is one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome. Owned by the Italian Republic, it was given to the French government in 1936 for a period of 99 years, and currently serves as the French embassy in Italy.
Palazzo Farnese in Rome
A mid-18th-century engraving of Palazzo Farnese by Giuseppe Vasi.
The coat of arms of Farnese Pope Paul III
Detail of the Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne by Annibale Carracci, the Farnese Gallery, 1595.
The House of Farnese was an influential family in Renaissance Italy. The titles of Duke of Parma and Piacenza and Duke of Castro were held by various members of the family.
Pope Paul III and his Grandsons by Titian shows Paul III with his cardinal-nephew Alessandro Farnese (left) and his other grandson, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma
The Farnese's Palazzo della Pilotta in Parma.
Early arms of the family