Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, Rome
Rome, Italy
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The Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi (Casino dell'Aurora Ludovisi) is a Roman garden pavilion housing Guercino's famous ceiling fresco Aurora (1621), often compared with Guido Reni's Aurora across town. Caravaggio's only known ceiling painting, Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto (1597), is also preserved here.
The villa once sat within the vast Ludovisi gardens, largely destroyed in the 1880s when the area was developed. The small casino survived and remained in the Boncompagni Ludovisi family. In 2022, the property was put up for auction at a minimum bid of €471 million, drawing international attention to these rarely seen masterworks.
Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, Rome in Rome, Italy houses 1 masterpiece in our database, including works by Caravaggio. Notable works include Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto.
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Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, Rome is located in Rome, Italy. The museum is in Rome, Italy, and it's a worthwhile stop for art lovers.
In 2022, the property was put up for auction at a minimum bid of €471 million, drawing international attention to these rarely seen masterworks.
The Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi (Casino dell'Aurora Ludovisi) is a Roman garden pavilion housing Guercino's famous ceiling fresco Aurora (1621), often compared with Guido Reni's Aurora across town. Caravaggio's only known ceiling painting, Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto (1597), is also preserved here.The villa once sat within the vast Ludovisi gardens, largely destroyed in the 1880s when the area was developed.
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