Title

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea

Caption

Rome, Villa Farnesina, the Loggia of Galatea:
"The Triumph of Galatea", by Raphael (1513 - 4). Galatea was the beautiful nymph whom Raphael depicted amongst a throng of sea creatures as she speeds away from her admirer on a fantastical shell drawn by dolphins.
Detail with amorini.
Villa Farnesina, Roma (RM) - Rome, Lazio, Italia - Italy

Date

Dec 04, 2003

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR20A02_274

License type

Rights managed

Available size

125,8Mb (9,0Mb) / 27,1in x 18,0in / 8128 x 5408 (300dpi)

Keywords

loggia Female Beauty Painted Architecture Affresco Fresco Amorino Cupid Architettura Architecture Architettura dipinta Bellezza femminile Conchiglia Shell Delfino Dolphin Galatea Il Cinquecento 16th Century Italia Italy Lazio Manierismo Mannerism Mare Sea Mito greco Greek Myth Mitologia Mythology Nereide Nereid Ninfa Nymph Pittura Painting Prospettiva Perspective Putto Raffaello Raphael Rinascimento Renaissance Roma Rome Villa Farnesina XVI secolo XVI century loggia

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