It began as a routine check of some cables in the Renaissance Villa Farnesina in Rome... But what electrician Davide Renzoni uncovered when he opened a ceiling trapdoor was nothing short of ...

Diagnostic investigations and research conducted in recent years at Villa Farnesina by the National Academy of Lincei have provided new elements to reconstruct the history of the Villa Farnesina and a ...

Rosy-cheeked cherubs surrounded by blues, reds and golds have lost none of their brilliance in 17th-century frescoes discovered behind a false ceiling at the Villa Farnesina palace in Rome. The three ...

Imagine mounting a scaffold in the atrium of a historic Roman estate. You spy a small trap door in the vaulted ceiling; on inspection the hatch opens into a cavity between the new ceiling and an older ...

This elegant villa in Trastevere was the home of the Sienese banker Agostino Chigi, who was also the treasurer of Pope Julius II. Chigi was one of the richest men in Rome, which meant that he could ...

From 2019 to 2021, Villa Farnesina has been the exhibition venue for three major interconnected exhibitions to celebrate Leonardo, Raphael, and Dante - the artists of "The Triptych of Italian Genius".

View of a section of a series of frescoes discovered during works at Rome's Villa Farnesina. Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP Rosy-cheeked cherubs surrounded by hues of blue, red and gold have lost ...