Roman Aristocratic Lady, Villa of the Farnesina Fresco (Illustration)

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 21 December 2018

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Roman Aristocratic Lady, Villa of the Farnesina Fresco — Seated Roman aristocratic lady. A detail of the 1st century BCE fresco which entirely decorated a cubiculum (probably a bedroom) of the Villa of the Farnesina in Rome. The room has a distinct Egyptian flavour mixed with scenes from Greek mythology. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome).

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at AHE.

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Cartwright, M. (2018, December 21). Roman Aristocratic Lady, Villa of the Farnesina Fresco. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9773/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Aristocratic Lady, Villa of the Farnesina Fresco." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 21, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9773/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Aristocratic Lady, Villa of the Farnesina Fresco." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 21 Dec 2018. Web. 16 Jan 2021.

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