Villa Farnesina
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The Villa Farnesina is a Renaissance suburban villa in the Via della Lungara, in the district of Trastevere in Rome, central Italy. Built between 1506 and 1510 for Agostino Chigi, the Pope's wealthy S
La villa Farnesina
Detail of frescoes in the "Perspectives' Hall" by Baldassare Peruzzi
Raphael's fresco Cupid and Psyche
Chigi Palace
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The Chigi Palace is a palace and former noble residence in Rome which is the seat of the Council of Ministers and the official residence of the prime minister of Italy. It is located in the Piazza Col
Villa Farnesina
…Italy. Built between 1506 and 1510 for Agostino Chigi, the Pope's wealthy Sienese banker, it was a novel type of suburban villa, subsidiary to his main Palazzo Chigi in the city. It is especially famous for the rich frescos by Raphael and other High Renaissance artists that remain in situ. Now owned by the Italian…
The palace seen from Piazza Colonna
The meeting room of the Council of Ministers
The Palazzo Chigi in an 18th-century etching by Giuseppe Vasi