{"id":2352,"date":"2025-07-17T04:45:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T04:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villafarnesina.it\/villa-farnesina\/storia\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:05:59","slug":"storia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/en\/storia\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-ri8r-a04cd106d462ef26a300daf1634564ea main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page 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avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >HISTORY<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class='flex_column_table av-1me7b-d3b05a0e4c14ab6d8cceed692287e193 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1me7b-d3b05a0e4c14ab6d8cceed692287e193\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-1me7b-d3b05a0e4c14ab6d8cceed692287e193{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1me7b-d3b05a0e4c14ab6d8cceed692287e193 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic left-to-right  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2nhxf-580c32570e183a42be92f11811ca7294\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2nhxf-580c32570e183a42be92f11811ca7294{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2nhxf-580c32570e183a42be92f11811ca7294 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2nhxf-580c32570e183a42be92f11811ca7294 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2nhxf-580c32570e183a42be92f11811ca7294 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Origins<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-264xf-0ba1e23839c60d2d3a9248cdc84ae553 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Built in the early 16th century at the behest of Agostino Chigi, a wealthy banker of Sienese origin, the Villa Farnesina in Rome, owned by the <strong>Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei<\/strong>, is one of the most noble and harmonious creations of the <strong>Italian Renaissance<\/strong>, a work in which architectural design and pictorial decoration merge into a single, admirable synthesis.<\/p>\n<p>The sober volumetric and spatial articulation of the Villa, <strong>conceived by the architect Baldassarre Peruzz<\/strong>i, is perfectly complemented by the rich decorative programme of the interior, frescoed by great masters such as Raphael, <strong>Sebastiano del Piombo<\/strong>, <strong>Giovanni Antonio Bazz<\/strong>i, <strong>known as Sodoma<\/strong>, and <strong>Peruzzi<\/strong> himself.<\/p>\n<p>Spared from turbulent events and numerous changes of ownership, the villa now bears the name and memory of the <strong>Farnese<\/strong> family, who acquired it in 1579 in violation of the inheritance restrictions imposed by its original owner. In reality, it should be named after <strong>Agostino Chigi<\/strong>, an ambitious patron and fine connoisseur of art, born in Siena in 1466, who wanted to erect it as a tangible sign of his personality and culture, decorating it magnificently and living there until his death in 1520. <\/p>\n<p>Heir to an enterprising dynasty of merchants, who later moved into banking, Agostino was trained at his father&#8217;s bank, soon coming into contact with the Papal States and its finances and opening his first company in Rome when he was just twenty years old. The real basis of his immense wealth was the <strong>rights to exploit the alum mines in Tolfa<\/strong>, near Rome, over which he had a monopoly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9m9eb-2223d77ee2b63634b631469fd3a2b6b5\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-9m9eb-2223d77ee2b63634b631469fd3a2b6b5{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9m9eb-2223d77ee2b63634b631469fd3a2b6b5 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic right-to-left  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-me8fukv7-1e5827d3fc7df135e60546938984e29e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-me8fukv7-1e5827d3fc7df135e60546938984e29e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-me8fukv7-1e5827d3fc7df135e60546938984e29e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-me8fukv7-1e5827d3fc7df135e60546938984e29e av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2344 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2344 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01.jpg\" alt='' title='Villa_Farnesina_storia_01'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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Nel 1511, a Venezia, conobbe <strong>Francesca Ordeaschi<\/strong>, con cui visse \u201cmore uxorio\u201d fino al 1519, quando, nel giorno di sant\u2019Agostino, spos\u00f2 solennemente.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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class='flex_column av-1ez2n-cd97f84f90582d52c70884b27ab78c55 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic left-to-right  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-me8enbgi-4097ce28be73b545ae311050a5615486\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-me8enbgi-4097ce28be73b545ae311050a5615486{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-me8enbgi-4097ce28be73b545ae311050a5615486 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-me8enbgi-4097ce28be73b545ae311050a5615486 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-me8enbgi-4097ce28be73b545ae311050a5615486 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-18  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Splendour of the Farnesina<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-me8enkap-6719df631bd85861d011a9706f1cd6c0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The wedding banquet in 1519 was memorable, as were other banquets held at his residence, which welcomed poets, princes, cardinals and even the Pope.<br \/>The banquet in 1518 for the baptism of his eldest son Lorenzo Leone was famous, during which gold and silver furnishings were thrown into the Tiber as a sign of generosity (but recovered with nets set up for the occasion).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7jnlf-6155ea7e82bdcfd6d2ac9c87346838a3\">\n#top 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Autoclose: 1 -->\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1rfar-d5cca248f1f60d4c21874d1fabbc063b\">\n#top .hr.av-1rfar-d5cca248f1f60d4c21874d1fabbc063b{\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.hr.av-1rfar-d5cca248f1f60d4c21874d1fabbc063b .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#c74e3b;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1rfar-d5cca248f1f60d4c21874d1fabbc063b hr-custom  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-13raj-fc49501d41d9f50288a7ea1582b4f883 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-13raj-fc49501d41d9f50288a7ea1582b4f883\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-13raj-fc49501d41d9f50288a7ea1582b4f883{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-13raj-fc49501d41d9f50288a7ea1582b4f883 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic left-to-right  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-st8f-9ad2e64ea2d840adc3cc680e02d81091\">\n.avia-image-container.av-st8f-9ad2e64ea2d840adc3cc680e02d81091 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-st8f-9ad2e64ea2d840adc3cc680e02d81091 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-st8f-9ad2e64ea2d840adc3cc680e02d81091 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-24  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2347 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2347 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_tevere.jpg\" alt='' title='Villa_Farnesina_tevere'  height=\"480\" width=\"600\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_tevere.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_tevere-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6rqt7-56896c786e6f4893c1ef332ad47eccbc\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-6rqt7-56896c786e6f4893c1ef332ad47eccbc{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6rqt7-56896c786e6f4893c1ef332ad47eccbc av_one_half  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic right-to-left  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-64xlb-b870420ba819314c83fe8866e16c577a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-64xlb-b870420ba819314c83fe8866e16c577a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-64xlb-b870420ba819314c83fe8866e16c577a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-64xlb-b870420ba819314c83fe8866e16c577a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-64xlb-b870420ba819314c83fe8866e16c577a av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-26  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Transfers of Ownership<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5wjfj-06b6ab0800043081fe80cb5305428ca7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>After its acquisition by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese the Younger and the death of Odoardo Farnese, the villa was abandoned and hosted figures such as Cardinal Richelieu, Queen Christina of Sweden and ambassadors of Louis XIV.<br \/>In 1735, it passed to Charles IV, King of the Two Sicilies, then to Neapolitan diplomats and finally, in 1927, it became the seat of the Royal Academy of Italy. In 1944, the Italian State ceded it to the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei as its representative headquarters. Since 2009, it has also been a museum open to the public.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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The first stone was laid on 22 April 1506.<br \/>The property also included stables designed by Raphael, a loggia overlooking the Tiber and spacious gardens. In 1511, Chigi moved into the residence and showed the villa to the Pope.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-53sxv-0ea290100cded4759ee28cb1f6d896b0\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-53sxv-0ea290100cded4759ee28cb1f6d896b0{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-53sxv-0ea290100cded4759ee28cb1f6d896b0 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic right-to-left  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2zg7-0c2f9531b03a1f582b457129d3d0e518\">\n.avia-image-container.av-2zg7-0c2f9531b03a1f582b457129d3d0e518 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-2zg7-0c2f9531b03a1f582b457129d3d0e518 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-2zg7-0c2f9531b03a1f582b457129d3d0e518 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-33  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2348 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2348 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07.jpg\" alt='' title='Villa_Farnesina_storia_07'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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class='wp-image-2349 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2349 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_03.jpg\" alt='' title='Villa_Farnesina_storia_03'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_03-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_03-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_03-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_03-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_03-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_03-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4ffuv-652b0b1bdc3a59e68a5b30ccdacaeeb7\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-4ffuv-652b0b1bdc3a59e68a5b30ccdacaeeb7{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4ffuv-652b0b1bdc3a59e68a5b30ccdacaeeb7 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic right-to-left  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-41drf-4a84d2fe0946f19286fb284aec4abbda\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-41drf-4a84d2fe0946f19286fb284aec4abbda{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-41drf-4a84d2fe0946f19286fb284aec4abbda .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-41drf-4a84d2fe0946f19286fb284aec4abbda .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-41drf-4a84d2fe0946f19286fb284aec4abbda av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-38  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The First Pictorial Cycles<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-c2lz-50c5377b6df095cf8fc956907c5be318 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Peruzzi<\/strong> frescoed the twelve Labours of Hercules and other mythological scenes in the <strong>Hall of the Frieze<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn 1511, <strong>Sebastiano del Piombo <\/strong>arrived and painted scenes from <strong>Ovid\u2019s Metamorphoses<\/strong> and the <strong>Polyphemus<\/strong>, while <strong>Raphael<\/strong> created the celebrated <strong>Galatea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1gddr-069326ea54407051056d9c1ee34f8641\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1gddr-069326ea54407051056d9c1ee34f8641{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1gddr-069326ea54407051056d9c1ee34f8641 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-40  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-14vyf-809d7769369b29a741bee7266ed5d4df-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-41  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-14vyf-809d7769369b29a741bee7266ed5d4df\">\n#top 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Penni, Giulio Romano and Giovanni da Udine, who created the plant garlands, collaborated on the project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1rtf3-21c6cb0db4a0c6d3670c684ef7e7f966\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1rtf3-21c6cb0db4a0c6d3670c684ef7e7f966{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1rtf3-21c6cb0db4a0c6d3670c684ef7e7f966 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-46  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-13a33-8bfc14a5f98f9387d739c191c232eab2-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-47  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-13a33-8bfc14a5f98f9387d739c191c232eab2\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-13a33-8bfc14a5f98f9387d739c191c232eab2:hover{\ncolor:white;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-13a33-8bfc14a5f98f9387d739c191c232eab2:hover .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:white;\nstroke:white;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/percorso-di-visita\/la-loggia-di-amore-e-psiche\/'  class='avia-button av-13a33-8bfc14a5f98f9387d739c191c232eab2 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-size-medium avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color-highlight avia-font-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"Discover the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche\"><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-mini' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" aria-labelledby='av-svg-title-2' aria-describedby='av-svg-desc-2' role=\"graphics-symbol\">\n<title id='av-svg-title-2'>Right-open-mini<\/title>\n<desc id='av-svg-desc-2'>Right-open-mini<\/desc>\r\n<path d=\"M0.416 21.44l5.056-5.44-5.056-5.504q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l6.144 6.208q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-6.144 6.208q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\r\n<\/svg><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Discover the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche<\/span><span class='avia_button_background avia-button avia-color-theme-color-highlight' ><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1m66f-a09593626d0e39df5fe83e1fd82fc4ac\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-1m66f-a09593626d0e39df5fe83e1fd82fc4ac{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1m66f-a09593626d0e39df5fe83e1fd82fc4ac av_one_half  avia-builder-el-48  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic right-to-left  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-yqyv-c77eb159cca59452b124f0d32d69f308\">\n.avia-image-container.av-yqyv-c77eb159cca59452b124f0d32d69f308 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-yqyv-c77eb159cca59452b124f0d32d69f308 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-yqyv-c77eb159cca59452b124f0d32d69f308 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-49  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2350 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2350 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_02.jpg\" alt='' title='Villa_Farnesina_storia_02'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_02-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_02-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_02-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_02-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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class='av_textblock_section av-me8eqq3u-d5ab92d093a52ad363bfaada303d4c34 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>On the first floor, Sodoma frescoed the Chamber of Alexander and Roxane (1519) and Peruzzi frescoed the Hall of Perspectives, with faux architecture opening onto idealised landscapes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-z3rz-52552a5a4fdeec0e8fc134f42a4ecd6a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-z3rz-52552a5a4fdeec0e8fc134f42a4ecd6a{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-z3rz-52552a5a4fdeec0e8fc134f42a4ecd6a hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-56  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-mj8fgbu0-85a91e5dec1debc666ca594334cf9fd9-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-57  el_after_av_hr  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Autoclose: 1 -->\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mh4man0r-73768e8c0516579f2d43b154bfd1fd1f\">\n.avia-section.av-mh4man0r-73768e8c0516579f2d43b154bfd1fd1f{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01.jpg);\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-mh4man0r-73768e8c0516579f2d43b154bfd1fd1f .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-color:#2a537a;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-mh4man0r-73768e8c0516579f2d43b154bfd1fd1f socket_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-58  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-desktop-hide avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2352'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-u292r-f256adc2b3ec46f4afac2d582aa92c75 sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-u292r-f256adc2b3ec46f4afac2d582aa92c75\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-u292r-f256adc2b3ec46f4afac2d582aa92c75{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-u292r-f256adc2b3ec46f4afac2d582aa92c75 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-59  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-tl0jv-553853a38d12c1a9111e8f847ce37ff0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-tl0jv-553853a38d12c1a9111e8f847ce37ff0{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:60px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-tl0jv-553853a38d12c1a9111e8f847ce37ff0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-tl0jv-553853a38d12c1a9111e8f847ce37ff0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:60px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-tl0jv-553853a38d12c1a9111e8f847ce37ff0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-tl0jv-553853a38d12c1a9111e8f847ce37ff0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-tl0jv-553853a38d12c1a9111e8f847ce37ff0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-tl0jv-553853a38d12c1a9111e8f847ce37ff0 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-60  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >HISTORY<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-mh4lrbg3-22263787852b69629c9c61ec9ebd52a1 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-61  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  av-desktop-hide avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-100 av-height-100  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='100' data-av_min_height_opt='100'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2352'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-t0odj-776fb4dcca9966f4214784f7e7b73b7b sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-t0odj-776fb4dcca9966f4214784f7e7b73b7b\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-t0odj-776fb4dcca9966f4214784f7e7b73b7b{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-t0odj-776fb4dcca9966f4214784f7e7b73b7b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-62  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic left-to-right  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-sd4gj-57f7ebaae0ea4b92ff37e73628930a06\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-sd4gj-57f7ebaae0ea4b92ff37e73628930a06{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-sd4gj-57f7ebaae0ea4b92ff37e73628930a06 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-sd4gj-57f7ebaae0ea4b92ff37e73628930a06 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-sd4gj-57f7ebaae0ea4b92ff37e73628930a06 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-63  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Origins<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mh4m22lu-75af890ad69be135823827f781140e35\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-mh4m22lu-75af890ad69be135823827f781140e35{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mh4m22lu-75af890ad69be135823827f781140e35 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-64  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-rp2vf-6c72ee00d9215d3dd2a5d4625b2e28c9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Built in the early 16th century at the behest of Agostino Chigi, a wealthy banker of Sienese origin, the Villa Farnesina in Rome, owned by the <strong>Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei<\/strong>, is one of the most noble and harmonious creations of the <strong>Italian Renaissance<\/strong>, a work in which architectural design and pictorial decoration merge into a single, admirable synthesis.<\/p>\n<p>The sober volumetric and spatial articulation of the Villa, <strong>conceived by the architect Baldassarre Peruzz<\/strong>i, is perfectly complemented by the rich decorative programme of the interior, frescoed by great masters such as Raphael, <strong>Sebastiano del Piombo<\/strong>, <strong>Giovanni Antonio Bazz<\/strong>i, <strong>known as Sodoma<\/strong>, and <strong>Peruzzi<\/strong> himself.<\/p>\n<p>Spared from turbulent events and numerous changes of ownership, the villa now bears the name and memory of the <strong>Farnese<\/strong> family, who acquired it in 1579 in violation of the inheritance restrictions imposed by its original owner. In reality, it should be named after <strong>Agostino Chigi<\/strong>, an ambitious patron and fine connoisseur of art, born in Siena in 1466, who wanted to erect it as a tangible sign of his personality and culture, decorating it magnificently and living there until his death in 1520. <\/p>\n<p>Heir to an enterprising dynasty of merchants, who later moved into banking, Agostino was trained at his father&#8217;s bank, soon coming into contact with the Papal States and its finances and opening his first company in Rome when he was just twenty years old. The real basis of his immense wealth was the <strong>rights to exploit the alum mines in Tolfa<\/strong>, near Rome, over which he had a monopoly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-y7wr-f002bda9e0ac8bcf2bd440261b3a00c8\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-y7wr-f002bda9e0ac8bcf2bd440261b3a00c8{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-y7wr-f002bda9e0ac8bcf2bd440261b3a00c8 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-66  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-qm5mz-5d3920cef840748f27f9d9fa616005c0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-qm5mz-5d3920cef840748f27f9d9fa616005c0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-qm5mz-5d3920cef840748f27f9d9fa616005c0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-qm5mz-5d3920cef840748f27f9d9fa616005c0 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-67  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2344 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2344 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01.jpg\" alt='' title='Villa_Farnesina_storia_01'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_01-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-pxg1z-4b204d111a38a48154ef14f088d86764\">\n#top .hr.av-pxg1z-4b204d111a38a48154ef14f088d86764{\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.hr.av-pxg1z-4b204d111a38a48154ef14f088d86764 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#c74e3b;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-pxg1z-4b204d111a38a48154ef14f088d86764 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-68  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-o4hpf-ec7da536e3dd7fcf075f9c93318da949\">\n#top .flex_column.av-o4hpf-ec7da536e3dd7fcf075f9c93318da949{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-o4hpf-ec7da536e3dd7fcf075f9c93318da949{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-o4hpf-ec7da536e3dd7fcf075f9c93318da949 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-69  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic right-to-left  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-nk4iz-21b135c3f8c39ce6f319eb63ead251bd\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-nk4iz-21b135c3f8c39ce6f319eb63ead251bd{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-nk4iz-21b135c3f8c39ce6f319eb63ead251bd .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-nk4iz-21b135c3f8c39ce6f319eb63ead251bd .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-nk4iz-21b135c3f8c39ce6f319eb63ead251bd av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-70  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Patron: Agostino Chigi<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8mhnz-26a9ad3047309447e73c29f799888a80\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-8mhnz-26a9ad3047309447e73c29f799888a80{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-8mhnz-26a9ad3047309447e73c29f799888a80 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-71  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mvmnr-ae523b9a91eb77bec3011517a71d185c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Before moving to the Farnesina, Chigi had lived in Via dei Banchi with his young wife Margherita Saracini, who died in 1508 without bearing him any children.<br \/>He subsequently began a relationship with the courtesan Imperia, famous for her beauty and culture, with whom he had a daughter, Lucrezia.<\/p>\n<p>Gi\u00e0 prima della morte di Imperia (1511), Chigi corteggi\u00f2 <strong>Margherita Gonzaga<\/strong>, figlia naturale del marchese di Mantova, senza riuscire a sposarla. Nel 1511, a Venezia, conobbe <strong>Francesca Ordeaschi<\/strong>, con cui visse \u201cmore uxorio\u201d fino al 1519, quando, nel giorno di sant\u2019Agostino, spos\u00f2 solennemente.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-80fon-a467916bef4375ae98c77fdf3c758230\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-80fon-a467916bef4375ae98c77fdf3c758230{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-80fon-a467916bef4375ae98c77fdf3c758230 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-73  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-oribz-75d93b154f8ec2873aed7842549ade0e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-oribz-75d93b154f8ec2873aed7842549ade0e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-oribz-75d93b154f8ec2873aed7842549ade0e 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av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-77  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Splendour of the Farnesina<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7nm6r-06157f3fd93ab1bc01098f7dd0b29819\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-7nm6r-06157f3fd93ab1bc01098f7dd0b29819{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-7nm6r-06157f3fd93ab1bc01098f7dd0b29819 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-78  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kj8jj-0f8f13b885cc98a34d9fa578a40af19a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The wedding banquet in 1519 was memorable, as were other banquets held at his residence, which welcomed poets, princes, cardinals and even the Pope.<br \/>The banquet in 1518 for the baptism of his eldest son Lorenzo Leone was famous, during which gold and silver furnishings were thrown into the Tiber as a sign of generosity (but recovered with nets set up for the occasion).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6sgcn-d24672718b8642016d6f3467940705a7\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-6sgcn-d24672718b8642016d6f3467940705a7{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-6sgcn-d24672718b8642016d6f3467940705a7 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-80  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-j767v-2a0a501d27e98d59a454a1d29cac223d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-j767v-2a0a501d27e98d59a454a1d29cac223d 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Autoclose: 1 -->\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-inwbb-c366b7e00e26ac34b4d696f2be999753\">\n#top .hr.av-inwbb-c366b7e00e26ac34b4d696f2be999753{\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.hr.av-inwbb-c366b7e00e26ac34b4d696f2be999753 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#c74e3b;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-inwbb-c366b7e00e26ac34b4d696f2be999753 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-82  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gw93z-98e0fab30fba97231d06c80b2850a097\">\n#top .flex_column.av-gw93z-98e0fab30fba97231d06c80b2850a097{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-gw93z-98e0fab30fba97231d06c80b2850a097{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-gw93z-98e0fab30fba97231d06c80b2850a097 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-83  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic right-to-left  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gmfhf-5a307ece832874d2cbfaca9bb618d053\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-gmfhf-5a307ece832874d2cbfaca9bb618d053{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-gmfhf-5a307ece832874d2cbfaca9bb618d053 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-gmfhf-5a307ece832874d2cbfaca9bb618d053 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-gmfhf-5a307ece832874d2cbfaca9bb618d053 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-84  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Transfers of Ownership<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6dytn-40cad853789d48dd170401aa1930872c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-6dytn-40cad853789d48dd170401aa1930872c{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-6dytn-40cad853789d48dd170401aa1930872c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-85  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-g1zdf-0962b612d1727bc2543a81341b66e854 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>After its acquisition by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese the Younger and the death of Odoardo Farnese, the villa was abandoned and hosted figures such as Cardinal Richelieu, Queen Christina of Sweden and ambassadors of Louis XIV.<br \/>In 1735, it passed to Charles IV, King of the Two Sicilies, then to Neapolitan diplomats and finally, in 1927, it became the seat of the Royal Academy of Italy. In 1944, the Italian State ceded it to the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei as its representative headquarters. Since 2009, it has also been a museum open to the public.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5uy0v-68cb7549e506b48921afc4a5c3c091ea\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-5uy0v-68cb7549e506b48921afc4a5c3c091ea{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5uy0v-68cb7549e506b48921afc4a5c3c091ea hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-87  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-hqgrj-63925fa97f69b48b91845e348bc844b2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-hqgrj-63925fa97f69b48b91845e348bc844b2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-hqgrj-63925fa97f69b48b91845e348bc844b2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-hqgrj-63925fa97f69b48b91845e348bc844b2 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-88  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2347 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2347 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_tevere.jpg\" alt='' title='Villa_Farnesina_tevere'  height=\"480\" width=\"600\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_tevere.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_tevere-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-euejn-70a8a73495d685e91646c19d6118f2f7\">\n#top .hr.av-euejn-70a8a73495d685e91646c19d6118f2f7{\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.hr.av-euejn-70a8a73495d685e91646c19d6118f2f7 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#c74e3b;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-euejn-70a8a73495d685e91646c19d6118f2f7 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-89  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-e2ne7-b1c7e4af1e8433c25417c8fb88e86ceb sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-e2ne7-b1c7e4af1e8433c25417c8fb88e86ceb\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-e2ne7-b1c7e4af1e8433c25417c8fb88e86ceb{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-e2ne7-b1c7e4af1e8433c25417c8fb88e86ceb av_one_full  avia-builder-el-90  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic left-to-right  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-dm717-9ef30800fedfd87fd33219304d398caf\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-dm717-9ef30800fedfd87fd33219304d398caf{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-dm717-9ef30800fedfd87fd33219304d398caf .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-dm717-9ef30800fedfd87fd33219304d398caf .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-dm717-9ef30800fedfd87fd33219304d398caf av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-91  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Construction Process<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-54ttn-f50c594df541fcb7da1c1123b7d72712\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-54ttn-f50c594df541fcb7da1c1123b7d72712{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-54ttn-f50c594df541fcb7da1c1123b7d72712 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-92  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-cmlxr-401e761283aa5d939546298deb5bcb6a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In May 1505, Chigi commissioned Baldassarre Peruzzi to design the villa. The first stone was laid on 22 April 1506.<br \/>The property also included stables designed by Raphael, a loggia overlooking the Tiber and spacious gardens. In 1511, Chigi moved into the residence and showed the villa to the Pope.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4fhh7-0c84992b97a7c1fff3bc4e9856ff8e68\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4fhh7-0c84992b97a7c1fff3bc4e9856ff8e68{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4fhh7-0c84992b97a7c1fff3bc4e9856ff8e68 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-94  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bjf23-39e984c94bb1aa711708d031cc411f64\">\n.avia-image-container.av-bjf23-39e984c94bb1aa711708d031cc411f64 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-bjf23-39e984c94bb1aa711708d031cc411f64 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-bjf23-39e984c94bb1aa711708d031cc411f64 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-95  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2348 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2348 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07.jpg\" alt='' title='Villa_Farnesina_storia_07'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_storia_07-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-b52xj-6962ef6fdb4ed020714b2e2fdecc5877\">\n#top .hr.av-b52xj-6962ef6fdb4ed020714b2e2fdecc5877{\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.hr.av-b52xj-6962ef6fdb4ed020714b2e2fdecc5877 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#c74e3b;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-b52xj-6962ef6fdb4ed020714b2e2fdecc5877 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-96  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-xci7-3ad34c03249839b58930a5ab63127832\">\n#top .flex_column.av-xci7-3ad34c03249839b58930a5ab63127832{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-xci7-3ad34c03249839b58930a5ab63127832{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-xci7-3ad34c03249839b58930a5ab63127832 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-97  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic right-to-left  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8t0p3-68d3b36d81acd30a615e5165b43a3537\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-8t0p3-68d3b36d81acd30a615e5165b43a3537{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-8t0p3-68d3b36d81acd30a615e5165b43a3537 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-8t0p3-68d3b36d81acd30a615e5165b43a3537 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-8t0p3-68d3b36d81acd30a615e5165b43a3537 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-98  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The First Pictorial Cycles<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3umh3-cb592351ea2d9349d6fdd7bc414ac31c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3umh3-cb592351ea2d9349d6fdd7bc414ac31c{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3umh3-cb592351ea2d9349d6fdd7bc414ac31c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-99  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-85alv-d9be6a3dbea7f8fbee6ee16965c9cd90 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Peruzzi<\/strong> frescoed the twelve Labours of Hercules and other mythological scenes in the <strong>Hall of the Frieze<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIn 1511, <strong>Sebastiano del Piombo <\/strong>arrived and painted scenes from <strong>Ovid\u2019s Metamorphoses<\/strong> and the <strong>Polyphemus<\/strong>, while <strong>Raphael<\/strong> created the celebrated <strong>Galatea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-38emn-b1937cc6aa28cec5e8e4141d51259f53\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-38emn-b1937cc6aa28cec5e8e4141d51259f53{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-38emn-b1937cc6aa28cec5e8e4141d51259f53 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-101  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-a1b7v-b2cfc61bebd48fbc7b7ecc96a33883d6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-a1b7v-b2cfc61bebd48fbc7b7ecc96a33883d6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-a1b7v-b2cfc61bebd48fbc7b7ecc96a33883d6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-a1b7v-b2cfc61bebd48fbc7b7ecc96a33883d6 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