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Farnesina (färnāzē`nä), villa in Rome, Italy, built (1508–11) by Peruzzi Peruzzi, Baldassare (bäldäs-sä`rā pār ..... Click the link for more information. for the banker Agostino Chigi at the foot of the Janiculum on the right bank of the Tiber. One of the finest examples of Italian Renaissance architecture, it is famous for its frescoes by Raphael and his pupils. It was long the residence of the Farnese family. BibliographySee P. d'Ancona, The Farnesina Frescoes at Rome (1955). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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