{"id":3961,"date":"2025-07-17T04:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T04:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/raphael-at-villa-farnesina\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T12:08:52","slug":"raphael-at-villa-farnesina","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/en\/raphael-at-villa-farnesina\/","title":{"rendered":"Raphael at Villa Farnesina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-4uojp-239116e7d33c4649f8743d0a759f10ee 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 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modern-quote  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Raphael in Rome<\/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-1nksp-e03aabf3576062714ad31732cbbb2240\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1nksp-e03aabf3576062714ad31732cbbb2240{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1nksp-e03aabf3576062714ad31732cbbb2240 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  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-mfvmbskb-a2c094a2e68d595c7899537bef851dca '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>When Raphael arrived in Rome in 1508, summoned by Pope Julius II, he was already an established artist thanks to the experiences he had gained in <strong>Urbino<\/strong>, <strong>Perugia<\/strong> and <strong>Florence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The papal capital, the political and cultural center of the Renaissance, offered him the opportunity to engage with the greatest artists of the time, including <strong>Michelangelo<\/strong> and <strong>Bramante<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the Vatican Rooms, Raphael created frescoes of extraordinary power and harmony, such as the famous School of Athens, which became a manifesto of humanistic culture. Rome turned into an inexhaustible laboratory for him, where architecture, painting and classical antiquity were in constant dialogue. <\/p>\n<p>Contact with antiquarian collections and humanistic circles broadened his artistic vision. The city became not only the <strong>site of prestigious commissions<\/strong>, but also the theater of his <strong>creative maturity<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>In little more than a decade, Raphael managed to establish himself as an <strong>undisputed protagonist of the Roman art scene<\/strong>.<\/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-2lof5-b9ed52f3b67086645074c8eef267a689\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-2lof5-b9ed52f3b67086645074c8eef267a689{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-2lof5-b9ed52f3b67086645074c8eef267a689{\nwidth:47.5%;\nmargin-left:0;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-2lof5-b9ed52f3b67086645074c8eef267a689 .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:5%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2lof5-b9ed52f3b67086645074c8eef267a689 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic bottom-to-top  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-plf1-711f880f29df3b154437c281f917f4d8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-plf1-711f880f29df3b154437c281f917f4d8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-plf1-711f880f29df3b154437c281f917f4d8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-plf1-711f880f29df3b154437c281f917f4d8 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '   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-2639 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2639 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1-553x705.jpg\" alt='Ritratto di Raffaello Sanzio' title='raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina'  height=\"705\" width=\"553\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1-553x705.jpg 553w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1-807x1030.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1-768x980.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4s19-9a75295b892e49b88926886a5d8f09ac\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4s19-9a75295b892e49b88926886a5d8f09ac{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4s19-9a75295b892e49b88926886a5d8f09ac hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_heading '><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-86c1-076f5f2c5240f94f795e115d65053046\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-86c1-076f5f2c5240f94f795e115d65053046{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-86c1-076f5f2c5240f94f795e115d65053046 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-86c1-076f5f2c5240f94f795e115d65053046 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-86c1-076f5f2c5240f94f795e115d65053046 av-special-heading-h6 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><h6 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Sienese painter, Portrait of Agostino Chigi \u2018Il Magnifico\u2019, Ariccia, Palazzo Chigi<\/h6><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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.av-special-heading.av-mfzkfz1g-5f87e0decba122fb140d884684c78743{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mfzkfz1g-5f87e0decba122fb140d884684c78743 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mfzkfz1g-5f87e0decba122fb140d884684c78743 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mfzkfz1g-5f87e0decba122fb140d884684c78743 av-special-heading-h6 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><h6 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Filippo Bigioli, Raphael presenting the sketch of Galatea to Agostino Chigi,<br \/>1839, Rome, Palazzo Torlonia<\/h6><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1lmkx-ca4eca8eb688d5f789c112ffb4d9aff0\">\n#top 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modern-quote  avia-builder-el-18  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Agostino Chigi and Raphael<\/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-11v31-57a10af9de34110a13a05bce22f63eb8\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-11v31-57a10af9de34110a13a05bce22f63eb8{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-11v31-57a10af9de34110a13a05bce22f63eb8 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-19  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-mfvmcq95-bb4eb753ec206164fce1b630fdca3a8d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Sienese banker Agostino Chigi, one of the richest and most influential men of his time, was, along with Pope Julius II della Rovere, one of Raphael&#8217;s greatest patrons.<\/p>\n<p>Having settled in Rome, Chigi wanted to surround himself with the best artists to celebrate his prestige. As Pope Julius II&#8217;s banker, Agostino Chigi managed to have the divine master from Urbino working on the palace, with whom he established a relationship of mutual respect and collaboration. <\/p>\n<p>Chigi&#8217;s patronage allowed the artist to express himself in contexts that were not strictly religious, also giving space to mythological themes. Through this partnership, Raphael further consolidated his fame and his ability to speak to a cultured and cosmopolitan audience, those who frequented the Villa di Chigi.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><div class='flex_column_table av-14qv5-06759f79ef355167a5fe13bae5f7dc53 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-14qv5-06759f79ef355167a5fe13bae5f7dc53\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-14qv5-06759f79ef355167a5fe13bae5f7dc53{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-14qv5-06759f79ef355167a5fe13bae5f7dc53 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic bottom-to-top  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-15zb5-efa82215bb52f0abb497587514eb4f13\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-15zb5-efa82215bb52f0abb497587514eb4f13{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-15zb5-efa82215bb52f0abb497587514eb4f13 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-15zb5-efa82215bb52f0abb497587514eb4f13 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-15zb5-efa82215bb52f0abb497587514eb4f13 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Raphael at Villa 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-ouet-fa116e2caca2f4e2ffa3fa5251432dbc\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ouet-fa116e2caca2f4e2ffa3fa5251432dbc{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ouet-fa116e2caca2f4e2ffa3fa5251432dbc hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-23  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-mfvmez6k-53b3cc42736edb849908147f16354eb3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Villa Farnesina, Agostino Chigi&#8217;s suburban residence, is one of the places where Raphael&#8217;s art achieved extraordinary results. Here, the artist created the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/en\/percorso-di-visita\/the-loggia-of-galatea\/\">Triumph of Galatea<\/a>, a fresco that combines compositional grace and classical inspiration. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The mythological scene, set in a seascape vibrant with movement, expresses the ideal perfection of the human body and the balance of forms, central themes of his poetics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In the same villa, Raphael also designed the decoration of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/en\/percorso-di-visita\/the-loggia-of-cupid-and-psyche\/\">Loggia of Cupid and Psyche,<\/a> entrusted largely to his collaborators but based on his drawings. These cycles celebrate not only ancient mythology, but also the power and refinement of the patron. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Raphael&#8217;s intervention helped to make the Chigi residence a symbolic place, where art, myth and social life intertwined harmoniously.<\/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-wrzd-bccb79c992545740a594d2bf271083a8\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-wrzd-bccb79c992545740a594d2bf271083a8{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-wrzd-bccb79c992545740a594d2bf271083a8 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic bottom-to-top  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mfzijvo7-f7aaf5fed3a14f520bc5caff766f269c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mfzijvo7-f7aaf5fed3a14f520bc5caff766f269c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mfzijvo7-f7aaf5fed3a14f520bc5caff766f269c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mfzijvo7-f7aaf5fed3a14f520bc5caff766f269c av-styling-no-styling avia-align-left  avia-builder-el-26  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '   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-2641 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2641 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-705x705.jpg\" alt='Bigioli Raffaello Fornarina' title='Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina'  height=\"705\" width=\"705\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1zgt1-0e05e1257de67b59c80c3a20fc86f0e8\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1zgt1-0e05e1257de67b59c80c3a20fc86f0e8{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1zgt1-0e05e1257de67b59c80c3a20fc86f0e8 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_heading '><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-ybgl-6cb7ca60366e68e059b08787e9bd87fe\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ybgl-6cb7ca60366e68e059b08787e9bd87fe{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ybgl-6cb7ca60366e68e059b08787e9bd87fe .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ybgl-6cb7ca60366e68e059b08787e9bd87fe .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ybgl-6cb7ca60366e68e059b08787e9bd87fe av-special-heading-h6 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><h6 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Filippo Bigioli, La Fornarina visits Raphael, 1855, San Severino Marche, Municipal Gallery of Modern Art<\/h6><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-r4nx-c319d4a1db3566a3b218bb2c1c3d7ab9 socket_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-75 av-height-75  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='75' data-av_min_height_opt='75'><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-3961'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-2xybh-cf9a1b393d1726a6ebefe169d20ca113 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2xybh-cf9a1b393d1726a6ebefe169d20ca113\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-2xybh-cf9a1b393d1726a6ebefe169d20ca113{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2xybh-cf9a1b393d1726a6ebefe169d20ca113 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-30  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  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-1nt4p-46a31a25071c3d845f36ccc1bfb4dde2\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-1nt4p-46a31a25071c3d845f36ccc1bfb4dde2 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\ntext-align:left;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-1nt4p-46a31a25071c3d845f36ccc1bfb4dde2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAt that time in Rome there lived Agostin Chisi, a very wealthy and influential merchant from Siena, who, in addition to his business activities, kept track of all the most virtuous and distinguished architects, painters and sculptors, and among others had become great friends with Raphael&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;So when Agostin Ghigi, his dear friend, who was then a very wealthy merchant from Siena, asked him to paint the first loggia in his palace, he could not devote much time to the work because of his love for a woman; Agostino was so desperate that, through others and by himself, and even by other means, he managed to get his lady to stay with him in the house all the time, in the part where Raphael was working, which was the reason why the work was completed.<\/p>\n<p>He made all the cartoons for this work and painted many figures in fresco with his own hand.<\/p>\n<p>And on the vault he painted the council of the gods in heaven, where their forms, clothes and features, taken from antiquity, are expressed with beautiful grace and design; and so he painted the wedding of Psyche with ministers serving Jupiter and the Graces scattering flowers on the table; and on the corbels of the vault he painted many stories, among which is one of Mercury with his flute, who seems to be flying down from heaven, and another of Jupiter with heavenly gravity kissing Ganymede; and so below, in the other, the chariot of Venus and the Graces, who with Mercury pull Pandora to heaven, and many other poetic stories in the other pediments. And in the segments of the vault, above the arches between pediment and pediment, there are many beautiful cherubs who fly carrying all the instruments of the gods: Jupiter&#8217;s thunderbolts and lightning bolts, Mars&#8217; helmets, swords and shields, Vulcan&#8217;s hammers, Hercules&#8217; club and lion skin, Mercury&#8217;s caduceus, Pan&#8217;s pipe, Vertumnus&#8217; agricultural rakes. And he made all the animals appropriate to the gods: truly beautiful painting and poetry. <\/p>\n<p>He had Giovanni da Udine create a border around the stories of all kinds of flowers, leaves and fruits in divine garlands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-iv0et-505fdbd7b4f176872f370ee6aa7df7c5\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-iv0et-505fdbd7b4f176872f370ee6aa7df7c5{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-iv0et-505fdbd7b4f176872f370ee6aa7df7c5 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hz2kd-defc71345b8165c0e0e78be267c70cab '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Taken from Giorgio Vasari&#8217;s \u201cLives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects\u201d.<\/em><\/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-hm855-4029b5516924b6e434886e9da38673ff\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-hm855-4029b5516924b6e434886e9da38673ff{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-hm855-4029b5516924b6e434886e9da38673ff av_one_half  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  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-h1v49-064d3de2a47847173d94762c102c8480\">\n.avia-image-container.av-h1v49-064d3de2a47847173d94762c102c8480 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-h1v49-064d3de2a47847173d94762c102c8480 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-h1v49-064d3de2a47847173d94762c102c8480 av-styling-circle avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-35  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '   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-2642 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2642 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1.jpg\" alt='' title='Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-705x705.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gk35d-3eeaa6d8f83fc9886892001d1e6f4574\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-gk35d-3eeaa6d8f83fc9886892001d1e6f4574{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-gk35d-3eeaa6d8f83fc9886892001d1e6f4574 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-frn5h-63aee2b986e5625bed43425116babd60 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Raphael, Self-Portrait, Florence, Uffizi Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mh4mt1z6-dbb875663181b23f3e846b965ae8b137\">\n.avia-section.av-mh4mt1z6-dbb875663181b23f3e846b965ae8b137{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-mh4mt1z6-dbb875663181b23f3e846b965ae8b137 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-color:#2a537a;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-mh4mt1z6-dbb875663181b23f3e846b965ae8b137 socket_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-38  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-desktop-hide avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><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-3961'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-f8yxh-d20cafe1316e356ef50c109c89ce180e sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-f8yxh-d20cafe1316e356ef50c109c89ce180e\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-f8yxh-d20cafe1316e356ef50c109c89ce180e{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-f8yxh-d20cafe1316e356ef50c109c89ce180e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-39  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-mh4ms22s-9ffe7524b111d3f5edc2569a08f072f9\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mh4ms22s-9ffe7524b111d3f5edc2569a08f072f9{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:60px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mh4ms22s-9ffe7524b111d3f5edc2569a08f072f9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mh4ms22s-9ffe7524b111d3f5edc2569a08f072f9 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:60px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mh4ms22s-9ffe7524b111d3f5edc2569a08f072f9 .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-mh4ms22s-9ffe7524b111d3f5edc2569a08f072f9 .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-mh4ms22s-9ffe7524b111d3f5edc2569a08f072f9 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mh4ms22s-9ffe7524b111d3f5edc2569a08f072f9 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-40  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >RAFFAELLO SANZIO<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-mh4mytl6-4b3297bb3cfc6df687f96afb551e6965 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-41  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  av-desktop-hide avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><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-3961'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-mh4mxbdq-a6d66ee0441cd57bbbcdfe0b4f7aa2d1 sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mh4mxbdq-a6d66ee0441cd57bbbcdfe0b4f7aa2d1\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-mh4mxbdq-a6d66ee0441cd57bbbcdfe0b4f7aa2d1{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-mh4mxbdq-a6d66ee0441cd57bbbcdfe0b4f7aa2d1{\nwidth:100%;\nmargin-left:0;\n}\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-mh4mxbdq-a6d66ee0441cd57bbbcdfe0b4f7aa2d1 .av-flex-placeholder{\nwidth:0%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mh4mxbdq-a6d66ee0441cd57bbbcdfe0b4f7aa2d1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-42  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-animated-generic bottom-to-top  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ee8r9-3ee2cd7fe268d174d13eeb74efb3ef59\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ee8r9-3ee2cd7fe268d174d13eeb74efb3ef59{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ee8r9-3ee2cd7fe268d174d13eeb74efb3ef59 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ee8r9-3ee2cd7fe268d174d13eeb74efb3ef59 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ee8r9-3ee2cd7fe268d174d13eeb74efb3ef59 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-43  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Raphael in Rome<\/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-e4e7d-f6a998db754ec0e57da8b2c3e92f5f9c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-e4e7d-f6a998db754ec0e57da8b2c3e92f5f9c{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-e4e7d-f6a998db754ec0e57da8b2c3e92f5f9c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-44  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-dms95-0e266903290082b685fb6c1c18e274b0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>When Raphael arrived in Rome in 1508, summoned by Pope Julius II, he was already an established artist thanks to the experience he had gained in Urbino, Perugia and Florence. The papal capital, the political and cultural centre of the Renaissance, offered him the opportunity to engage with the greatest artists of the time, including Michelangelo and Bramante. <\/p>\n<p>In the Vatican Rooms, Raphael created frescoes of extraordinary power and harmony, such as the famous School of Athens, which became a manifesto of humanistic culture. Rome turned into an inexhaustible laboratory for him, where architecture, painting and classical antiquity were in constant dialogue. <\/p>\n<p>Contact with antiquarian collections and humanistic circles broadened his artistic vision. The city became not only the <strong>site of prestigious commissions<\/strong>, but also the theater of his <strong>creative maturity<\/strong>.  In little more than a decade, Raphael managed to establish himself as an <strong>undisputed protagonist of the Roman art scene<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cwtlx-fad381ad800932bb701210a0728979d6\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-cwtlx-fad381ad800932bb701210a0728979d6{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-cwtlx-fad381ad800932bb701210a0728979d6 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-46  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-mh4mtkqg-49fc1df57bec2073f012ec4c1fd286b9\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mh4mtkqg-49fc1df57bec2073f012ec4c1fd286b9 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mh4mtkqg-49fc1df57bec2073f012ec4c1fd286b9 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mh4mtkqg-49fc1df57bec2073f012ec4c1fd286b9 av-styling-circle avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-47  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_heading '   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-2639 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2639 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1-553x705.jpg\" alt='Ritratto di Raffaello Sanzio' title='raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina'  height=\"705\" width=\"553\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1-553x705.jpg 553w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1-807x1030.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1-768x980.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/raffaello_sanzio_villa_farnesina-1.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mh4muady-f441cbf80ccf2a3d14cff2530eadf7dd\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mh4muady-f441cbf80ccf2a3d14cff2530eadf7dd{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mh4muady-f441cbf80ccf2a3d14cff2530eadf7dd .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mh4muady-f441cbf80ccf2a3d14cff2530eadf7dd .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mh4muady-f441cbf80ccf2a3d14cff2530eadf7dd av-special-heading-h6 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-48  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last '><h6 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Sienese painter, Portrait of Agostino Chigi \u2018Il Magnifico\u2019, Ariccia, Palazzo Chigi<\/h6><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/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-1lv81-a0212a29d05f29fa084b4dd6f6708f8c\">\n#top .hr.av-1lv81-a0212a29d05f29fa084b4dd6f6708f8c{\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.hr.av-1lv81-a0212a29d05f29fa084b4dd6f6708f8c .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#c74e3b;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1lv81-a0212a29d05f29fa084b4dd6f6708f8c hr-custom  avia-builder-el-49  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-mh4mxhph-83e3f322e665822efcd23e2817bc04d6\">\n#top .flex_column.av-mh4mxhph-83e3f322e665822efcd23e2817bc04d6{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-mh4mxhph-83e3f322e665822efcd23e2817bc04d6{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mh4mxhph-83e3f322e665822efcd23e2817bc04d6 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-50  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-animated-generic bottom-to-top  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bmt7d-84819652b307bf1e0f2a0642e881fdc9\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-bmt7d-84819652b307bf1e0f2a0642e881fdc9{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-bmt7d-84819652b307bf1e0f2a0642e881fdc9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-bmt7d-84819652b307bf1e0f2a0642e881fdc9 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-bmt7d-84819652b307bf1e0f2a0642e881fdc9 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-51  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Agostino Chigi and Raphael<\/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-ayw65-5d3a25b85d0d4f0e8df28c514caf72e1\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ayw65-5d3a25b85d0d4f0e8df28c514caf72e1{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ayw65-5d3a25b85d0d4f0e8df28c514caf72e1 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-52  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-aovll-8bd1480e7ce5020aed841bb53f95617b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Sienese banker Agostino Chigi, one of the richest and most influential men of his time, was, along with Pope Julius II della Rovere, one of Raphael&#8217;s greatest patrons.<\/p>\n<p>Having settled in Rome, Chigi wanted to surround himself with the best artists to celebrate his prestige. As Pope Julius II&#8217;s banker, Agostino Chigi managed to have the divine master from Urbino working on the palace, with whom he established a relationship of mutual respect and collaboration. <\/p>\n<p>Chigi&#8217;s patronage allowed the artist to express himself in contexts that were not strictly religious, also giving space to mythological themes. Through this partnership, Raphael further consolidated his fame and his ability to speak to a cultured and cosmopolitan audience, those who frequented the Villa di Chigi.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9wewp-e76ea722cd52f1ba284b937f0477a6e8\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-9wewp-e76ea722cd52f1ba284b937f0477a6e8{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9wewp-e76ea722cd52f1ba284b937f0477a6e8 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-54  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-mh4mv0cp-480eb0e709dc6a437ef1542eecfae865\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mh4mv0cp-480eb0e709dc6a437ef1542eecfae865 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mh4mv0cp-480eb0e709dc6a437ef1542eecfae865 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modern-centered  avia-builder-el-56  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last '><h6 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Filippo Bigioli, Raphael presenting the sketch of Galatea to Agostino Chigi,<br \/>1839, Rome, Palazzo Torlonia<\/h6><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-r0yl-c802f356c790ef91e6facaf32bea04e4\">\n#top .hr.av-r0yl-c802f356c790ef91e6facaf32bea04e4{\nmargin-bottom:50px;\n}\n.hr.av-r0yl-c802f356c790ef91e6facaf32bea04e4 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100%;\nborder-color:#c74e3b;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-r0yl-c802f356c790ef91e6facaf32bea04e4 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-57  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 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av-7huux-1a75e55acbdb72730349125678e9b125 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Villa Farnesina, Agostino Chigi&#8217;s suburban residence, is one of the places where Raphael&#8217;s art achieved extraordinary results. Here, the artist created the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/en\/percorso-di-visita\/the-loggia-of-galatea\/\">Triumph of Galatea<\/a>, a fresco that combines compositional grace and classical inspiration. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The mythological scene, set in a seascape vibrant with movement, expresses the ideal perfection of the human body and the balance of forms, central themes of his poetics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In the same villa, Raphael also designed the decoration of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/en\/percorso-di-visita\/the-loggia-of-cupid-and-psyche\/\">Loggia of Cupid and Psyche,<\/a> entrusted largely to his collaborators but based on his drawings. These cycles celebrate not only ancient mythology, but also the power and refinement of the patron. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Raphael&#8217;s intervention helped to make the Chigi residence a symbolic place, where art, myth and social life intertwined harmoniously.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-73p25-4bcc003d9591fac449c0f87b75dcda2e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-73p25-4bcc003d9591fac449c0f87b75dcda2e{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-73p25-4bcc003d9591fac449c0f87b75dcda2e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-62  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-mh4mvswh-d5d5af01e0a6366512313e936679ea70\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mh4mvswh-d5d5af01e0a6366512313e936679ea70 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mh4mvswh-d5d5af01e0a6366512313e936679ea70 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mh4mvswh-d5d5af01e0a6366512313e936679ea70 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-63  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_heading '   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-2641 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2641 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-705x705.jpg\" alt='Bigioli Raffaello Fornarina' title='Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina'  height=\"705\" width=\"705\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bigioli-Raffaello-Fornarina.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6bm3p-06ae250efb21cb05327c814c7bd746ee\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-6bm3p-06ae250efb21cb05327c814c7bd746ee{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-6bm3p-06ae250efb21cb05327c814c7bd746ee .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-6bm3p-06ae250efb21cb05327c814c7bd746ee .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-6bm3p-06ae250efb21cb05327c814c7bd746ee av-special-heading-h6 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-64  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last '><h6 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Filippo Bigioli, La Fornarina visits Raphael, 1855, San Severino Marche, Municipal Gallery of Modern Art<\/h6><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 -->\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-5p7e1-e6fba793043c261df8f78eeffcf0f796 socket_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-65  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  av-desktop-hide avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><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-3961'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-4xs4d-937c39496ea14f0e87295e5960d8f808 sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4xs4d-937c39496ea14f0e87295e5960d8f808\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-4xs4d-937c39496ea14f0e87295e5960d8f808{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4xs4d-937c39496ea14f0e87295e5960d8f808 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-66  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  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-4qdx1-5776626e5163892119228240c69281f4\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-4qdx1-5776626e5163892119228240c69281f4 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\ntext-align:left;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-4qdx1-5776626e5163892119228240c69281f4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAt that time in Rome there lived Agostin Chisi, a very wealthy and influential merchant from Siena, who, in addition to his business activities, kept track of all the most virtuous and distinguished architects, painters and sculptors, and among others had become great friends with Raphael&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;So when Agostin Ghigi, his dear friend, who was then a very wealthy merchant from Siena, asked him to paint the first loggia in his palace, he could not devote much time to the work because of his love for a woman; Agostino was so desperate that, through others and by himself, and even by other means, he managed to get his lady to stay with him in the house all the time, in the part where Raphael was working, which was the reason why the work was completed.<\/p>\n<p>He made all the cartoons for this work and painted many figures in fresco with his own hand.<\/p>\n<p>And on the vault he painted the council of the gods in heaven, where their forms, clothes and features, taken from antiquity, are expressed with beautiful grace and design; and so he painted the wedding of Psyche with ministers serving Jupiter and the Graces scattering flowers on the table; and on the corbels of the vault he painted many stories, among which is one of Mercury with his flute, who seems to be flying down from heaven, and another of Jupiter with heavenly gravity kissing Ganymede; and so below, in the other, the chariot of Venus and the Graces, who with Mercury pull Pandora to heaven, and many other poetic stories in the other pediments. And in the segments of the vault, above the arches between pediment and pediment, there are many beautiful cherubs who fly carrying all the instruments of the gods: Jupiter&#8217;s thunderbolts and lightning bolts, Mars&#8217; helmets, swords and shields, Vulcan&#8217;s hammers, Hercules&#8217; club and lion skin, Mercury&#8217;s caduceus, Pan&#8217;s pipe, Vertumnus&#8217; agricultural rakes. And he made all the animals appropriate to the gods: truly beautiful painting and poetry. <\/p>\n<p>He had Giovanni da Udine create a border around the stories of all kinds of flowers, leaves and fruits in divine garlands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3reqh-731de95bb6bcfd78e944666b4a61b0dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3reqh-731de95bb6bcfd78e944666b4a61b0dd{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3reqh-731de95bb6bcfd78e944666b4a61b0dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-68  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-37039-499b37b0a386b9b311b3f5f65d8cf2f5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Taken from Giorgio Vasari&#8217;s \u201cLives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2viw9-b5530f27bbee0a4a5b849c5d805d3cac\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2viw9-b5530f27bbee0a4a5b849c5d805d3cac{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2viw9-b5530f27bbee0a4a5b849c5d805d3cac hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-70  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-1wgux-3fa3c71c282895d6d93c20c5ac4a9ddb\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1wgux-3fa3c71c282895d6d93c20c5ac4a9ddb img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1wgux-3fa3c71c282895d6d93c20c5ac4a9ddb .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1wgux-3fa3c71c282895d6d93c20c5ac4a9ddb av-styling-circle avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-71  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '   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-2642 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2642 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1.jpg\" alt='' title='Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.villafarnesina.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Villa_Farnesina_Raffaello_Sanzio-1-705x705.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-104cp-7ec5cfdcfbb55448e011fd2ee55cedfb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Raphael, Self-Portrait, Florence, Uffizi Gallery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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