The Villa Farnesina in Rome

Built in the early sixteenth century on commission from Agostino Chigi, the wealthy Sienese banker and refined patron of the arts, the Villa Farnesina in Rome stands as one of the highest and most harmonious expressions of the Italian Renaissance. Among the many decorative cycles that adorn its rooms—created by Raphael, Sebastiano del Piombo, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi known as Sodoma, and Baldassarre Peruzzi—the celebrated Loggia of Cupid and Psyche stands out, its vault frescoed by Raphael and his workshop with scenes drawn from Apuleius’s fable.

This exceptional residence is the focus of a volume in the prestigious Mirabilia Italiae series, a unique editorial project that offers guided journeys through Italy’s most important monuments.

The box set includes two hardcover volumes bound in black silk satin with gold embossing:

Volume I – Photographic Atlas: 292 pages, 367 color illustrations

Volume II – Texts, Essays, and Catalogue Entries: 220 pages, 162 black-and-white illustrations

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Texts by: G. Caneva, M. de Vos, Ch. L. Frommel, G. Tedeschi Grisanti
Photographs by: A. Angeli