Casino ludovisi roma caravaggio biography

Historical building in Rome, Italy

Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi is a historical building in Rione Ludovisi, Rome, Italy.

The building is located in the former domain Villa Ludovisi.

The building is often referred to as Villa Aurora or Casino dell'Aurora, after the fresco by Guercino in the main reception hall, depicting the eponymous goddess.

History

The palace represents the only remnant of a much larger suburban retreat established in the 16th century by Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte (1549–1627).

Casino Aurora in Rome — Google Arts & Culture

The Cardinal was a diplomat, intellectual, art connoisseur, and collector, protector and patron of famous figures such as Galileo Galilei and Caravaggio. One of the smaller rooms of the Casino boasts the only painting ever executed by Caravaggio on a ceiling, The Princess Who Resides in the Roman Villa With the Only ... NOQU