Stufetta del cardinal Bibbiena

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Stufetta del cardinal Bibbiena
ArtistRaphael
TypeFresco
Dimensions55 cm × 45 cm (22 in × 18 in)
LocationThe Vatican

The Stufetta del cardinal Bibbiena ("Small Heated Room of Cardinal Bibbiena") is a small room on the third floor of the

Ancient Roman interior décor of the Domus Aurea which had also inspired the decoration of the Raphael Rooms and the Vatican loggias
.

The room is approximately 2.5 m (8.2 ft) square with a

grotesques, above two main panels on each wall. The eight panels show mythological scenes, including the birth of Erichonius, the birth of Venus, Venus and Cupid with dolphins, Venus wounded by Cupid, and Pan and Syrinx
, with further decorative panels below.

The room was commissioned by Cardinal Bibbiena (1470–1520) for his apartments, beside the Loggetta del cardinal Bibbiena [it], and originally served as a washing room for Bibbiena.[1] The Italian stufetta can be translated literally as "small stove" and denoted a warm room; that is a washing room. Cardinal Bibbiena was the private secretary to Pope Leo X.

The artist Vincenzo Camuccini converted the room into a chapel in the 18th century by adding wooden panelling and a canvas vault, but these additions were removed later.

References

  1. ISSN 1091-2339
    . Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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