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title: Roman Aristocratic Lady, Villa of the Farnesina Fresco
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9773/roman-aristocratic-lady-villa-of-the-farnesina-fre/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Aristocratic Lady, Villa of the Farnesina Fresco

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Roman Aristocratic Lady, Villa of the Farnesina Fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9773.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9773.jpg)

## Image Caption

Seated [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) aristocratic lady. A detail of the 1st century BCE [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) which entirely decorated a cubiculum (probably a bedroom) of the Villa of the Farnesina in [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). The room has a distinct [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) flavour mixed with scenes from [Greek mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Mythology/). (Palazzo Massimo, Rome).

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2018, December 21). Roman Aristocratic Lady, Villa of the Farnesina Fresco. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9773/roman-aristocratic-lady-villa-of-the-farnesina-fre/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Aristocratic Lady, Villa of the Farnesina Fresco." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 21, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9773/roman-aristocratic-lady-villa-of-the-farnesina-fre/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Aristocratic Lady, Villa of the Farnesina Fresco." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9773/roman-aristocratic-lady-villa-of-the-farnesina-fre/>.

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