Frescoes from the Villa Stati-Mattei
Medium
Fresco, transferred to canvas
Dimensions
(1-12) each 12 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (32.7 x 32.7 cm); (13-14) each 13 7/8 x 26 7/8 in. (35.2 x 68.3 cm); (15-22) each 35 1/8 x 20 1/2 in. (89.2 x 52.1 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gwynne Andrews Fund, 1947
Accession Number
48.17.1–22
Tags
Art Historical Context
These enchanting frescoes, detached from the Villa Stati-Mi in Rome and transferred canvas, hail from the hand of Baldassare Tommasouzzi, a masterful Sienese painter and architect active during the High Renaissance (ca. 1481–1536). Peruzzi, known for his elegant designs in Rome's Palazzo Massimo and his work alongside Raphael, crafted these panels as decorative cycles for a private villa, blending architectural precision with vivid mythological narratives. Acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art through the Gwynne Andrews Fund 1947, the set includes 22 small-scale panels in varied formats, ...