Antonio da Sangallo the Younger Michelangelo Vignola
A mid-18th-century engraving of Palazzo Farnese by Giuseppe Vasi.The coat of arms of Farnese Pope Paul IIIDetail of the Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne by Annibale Carracci, the Farnese Gallery, 1595.The Virgin and The Unicorn, depicting Giulia Farnese by Domenichino, ca 1602
Palazzo Farnese ([paˈlattsofarˈneːze,-eːse]) or Farnese Palace is one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome. Owned by the Italian Republic, it was given to the French government in 1936 for a period of 99 years, and currently serves as the French embassy in Italy.
First designed in 1517 for the Farnese family, the building expanded in size and conception when Alessandro Farnese became Pope Paul III in 1534, to designs by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. Its building history involved some of the most prominent Italian architects of the 16th century, including Michelangelo, Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola and Giacomo della Porta.
At the end of the 16th century, the important fresco cycle of The Loves of the Gods in the Farnese Gallery was carried out by the Bolognese painter Annibale Carracci, marking the beginning of two divergent trends in painting during the 17th century, the Roman High Baroque and Classicism. The famous Farnese sculpture collection, now in the National Archeological Museum of Naples, as well as other Farnese collections, now mostly in Capodimonte Museum in Naples, were accommodated in the palace.
PalazzoFarnese ([paˈlattso farˈneːze, -eːse]) or Farnese Palace is one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome. Owned by the Italian Republic...
similarly-named properties of the family, the PalazzoFarnese and the Villa Farnesina, both in Rome. The Villa Farnese is situated directly above the town of...
associated with the Farnese family, either through construction or acquisition. Buildings include the PalazzoFarnese in Rome and the Villa Farnese at Caprarola...
vital dynamism. Painters working under Annibale at the gallery of the PalazzoFarnese would be highly influential in Roman painting for decades. Annibale...
Annibale Carracci and his studio, in the Farnese Gallery which is located in the west wing of the PalazzoFarnese, now the French Embassy, in Rome. The frescoes...
of the PalazzoFarnese, protected under the arcade. In 1590–91, during his trip to Rome, Hendrik Goltzius sketched the statue in the palazzo courtyard...
Damaso and portal of the Chancellery. Palazzo Borghese. PalazzoFarnese (Rome). Palazzo Firenze (courtyard). Palazzo del Vignola to Piazza Navona. Palazzetto...
Palazzo Senatorio, and Palazzo Nuovo. Michelangelo designed a new façade for the dilapidated Palazzo dei Conservatori and he designed the Palazzo Nuovo...
Alessandro Farnese and on the right the coat of arms of his brother Ottavio Farnese or of Pierluigi Farnese, both Dukes of Parma and Piacenza. 23 Palazzo with...
The Palazzo Spada is a palace located on Piazza di Capo Ferro #13 in the rione Regola of Rome, Italy. Standing very close to the PalazzoFarnese, it has...
Martius in Rome, Italy. The square includes three main buildings, the Palazzo Senatorio (Senatorial Palace) also known as the Comune di Roma Capitale...
massive PalazzoFarnese (1546) in Rome. Many of the most famous works in the Farnese collection, such as the Farnese Hercules and the Farnese Bull, Flora...
The Farnese Bull (Italian: Toro Farnese), formerly in the Farnese collection in Rome, is a massive Roman elaborated copy of a Hellenistic sculpture. It...
Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, future Paul III, bought several houses on the square to demolish them and create an appropriate space palazzo which he had designed...
on trade. Famous examples include the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi built by Michelozzo in Florence, the PalazzoFarnese built by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger...
Hill in Rome, Italy. The historic seats of the museums are Palazzo dei Conservatori and Palazzo Nuovo, facing on the central trapezoidal piazza in a plan...
the Villa Sforza within a vast Renaissance block along the lines of PalazzoFarnese; however, the design quickly evolved into a precedent-setting combination...
Fontane della Piazza Farnese are two identical decorative fountains located in the Piazza Farnese, in front of the PalazzoFarnese in Rome, Italy. They...
di Valbona, Carlo Alberto (1965). I viventi diritti dell'Italia a palazzoFarnese alla scalinata ed alla Trinità dei Monti in Roma. Rome: Edizioni d’Arte...
Fountain of Valle Giulia Twin Fontane di Piazza Farnese in front of the PalazzoFarnese, in Piazza Farnese (16th century) La Fontana del Moro, Piazza Navona...
Egypt Farnese Hercules, ancient sculpture, formerly in the Farnese collection in Rome Various palazzi and villae built by the Farnese family: Palazzo Farnese...
Giulia Farnese (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒuːlja farˈneːze, -eːse]; 1474 – 23 March 1524) was an Italian noblewoman, a mistress to Pope Alexander VI,...
bronze statue of Marcus Aurelius. He designed the upper floor of the PalazzoFarnese and the interior of the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, in which...
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