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Villa Medici Collection

Villa Medici, a timeless masterpiece nestled in the heart of Rome, is an architectural marvel that has captivated visitors for centuries

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Rome: Villa Medici and Dome ofs Peter's (colour litho)

Rome: Villa Medici and Dome ofs Peter's (colour litho)
8648517 Rome: Villa Medici and Dome ofs Peter's (colour litho) by Waterfield, Aubrey (1874-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici and Dome ofs Peter's)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Rome: La Villa Medicis, Le bassin et le jardin (colour litho)

Rome: La Villa Medicis, Le bassin et le jardin (colour litho)
8632984 Rome: La Villa Medicis, Le bassin et le jardin (colour litho) by Bouchor, Joseph Felix (1853-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Villa Medicis, Le bassin et le jardin)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, on the Pincian Hill near Rome, by Annibale Lippi, now the Academie Francaise

Villa Medici, on the Pincian Hill near Rome, by Annibale Lippi, now the Academie Francaise, AD 1540 (engraving)
8664872 Villa Medici, on the Pincian Hill near Rome, by Annibale Lippi, now the Academie Francaise, AD 1540 (engraving) by English School

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Italian Gardens: Villa Medici (colour litho)

Italian Gardens: Villa Medici (colour litho)
8666653 Italian Gardens: Villa Medici (colour litho) by Elgood, George Samuel (1851-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Rome: Villa medicis in Rome, 1865

Rome: Villa medicis in Rome, 1865
LUX4817611 Rome: Villa medicis in Rome, 1865; (add.info.: Rome: Villa medicis in Rome, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Garden Scene with Two Statues (Garden of the Villa Medici), between circa 1710 and circa 1720

Garden Scene with Two Statues (Garden of the Villa Medici), between circa 1710 and circa 1720

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: View of the Gardens of Villa Medici, 1811-1816. Creator: Michel Martin Drolling

View of the Gardens of Villa Medici, 1811-1816. Creator: Michel Martin Drolling
View of the Gardens of Villa Medici, 1811-1816

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Gardens of an Italian Villa (Villa Medici?), 1773/1774. Creator: Jean-Honore Fragonard

Gardens of an Italian Villa (Villa Medici?), 1773/1774. Creator: Jean-Honore Fragonard
Gardens of an Italian Villa (Villa Medici?), 1773/1774

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: French Academy - Rome, 1850. Creator: Unknown

French Academy - Rome, 1850. Creator: Unknown
French Academy - Rome, 1850. View of... the Villa Medici (usually called the French Academy), adjoining the Piazza della Trinita de Monti, on the Pincian Hill

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici in Rome, built by Annibale Lippi, photo from 1880

Villa Medici in Rome, built by Annibale Lippi, photo from 1880
7278893 Villa Medici in Rome, built by Annibale Lippi, photo from 1880 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici in Rome, built by Annibale Lippi)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Decoration with geometric motifs, vault, 16th century (decoration)

Decoration with geometric motifs, vault, 16th century (decoration)
7260231 Decoration with geometric motifs, vault, 16th century (decoration) by Tribolo, Niccolo (1500-50); Cave of Animals, Villa Medici, Castello, Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome, Steps of the Loggia (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Rome, Steps of the Loggia (b / w photo)
7169291 Villa Medici, Rome, Steps of the Loggia (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome, Steps of the Loggia)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome (w / c)

Villa Medici, Rome (w / c)
7224828 Villa Medici, Rome (w/c) by Joinville, Antoine-Victor (1801-49); 25x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Joinville, Antoine-Victor (1801-49))

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Florence, East Front (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Florence, East Front (b / w photo)
7169630 Villa Medici, Florence, East Front (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Florence, East Front)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Florence, The Loggia (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Florence, The Loggia (b / w photo)
7169628 Villa Medici, Florence, The Loggia (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Florence, The Loggia)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome, Gates of the Pincio Gardens and Villa Medici (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Rome, Gates of the Pincio Gardens and Villa Medici (b / w photo)
7169290 Villa Medici, Rome, Gates of the Pincio Gardens and Villa Medici (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome, East End of the South Terrace (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Rome, East End of the South Terrace (b / w photo)
7169289 Villa Medici, Rome, East End of the South Terrace (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome, East End of the South Terrace)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome, Roman Marble Relief (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Rome, Roman Marble Relief (b / w photo)
7169292 Villa Medici, Rome, Roman Marble Relief (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome, Roman Marble Relief)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome, The Southern Terrace (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Rome, The Southern Terrace (b / w photo)
7169296 Villa Medici, Rome, The Southern Terrace (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome, The Southern Terrace)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Florence, The Drive In (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Florence, The Drive In (b / w photo)
7169629 Villa Medici, Florence, The Drive In (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Florence, The Drive In)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome, Art and Nature (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Rome, Art and Nature (b / w photo)
7169293 Villa Medici, Rome, Art and Nature (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome, Art and Nature)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome, Fountain of Venus (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Rome, Fountain of Venus (b / w photo)
7169288 Villa Medici, Rome, Fountain of Venus (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome, Fountain of Venus)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome, The Loggia (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Rome, The Loggia (b / w photo)
7169286 Villa Medici, Rome, The Loggia (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome, The Loggia)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Rome (b / w photo)
7169295 Villa Medici, Rome (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome. Illustration for The Gardens of Italy by Charles Latham (Country Life)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome, North Walk (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Rome, North Walk (b / w photo)
7169294 Villa Medici, Rome, North Walk (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome, North Walk)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, Rome, The Garden from the Villa (b / w photo)

Villa Medici, Rome, The Garden from the Villa (b / w photo)
7169287 Villa Medici, Rome, The Garden from the Villa (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome, The Garden from the Villa)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: View of the Villa Medici, after 1677. Creator: Giovanni Battista Falda

View of the Villa Medici, after 1677. Creator: Giovanni Battista Falda
View of the Villa Medici, after 1677. [Prospettiva del Giardino del Serenissimo Gran Dvca di Toscana sul Monte Pincio, Architettura di Annibale Lippi]

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Fountain of Mercury in the garden of the Villa Medici... 1691 or after

Fountain of Mercury in the garden of the Villa Medici... 1691 or after. Fontana di Mercurio nel giardino del Gran Duca di Toscana alla Trinita de Monti adornata di / statue di metallo avanti il

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: View of Rome, 1665

View of Rome, 1665
AII79549 View of Rome, 1665 by Wittel, Gaspar van (Gaspare Vanvitelli) (1653-1736); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: View of the Trinite des Monts (Trinita dei monti) and Villa Medicis in Rome Painting by

View of the Trinite des Monts (Trinita dei monti) and Villa Medicis in Rome Painting by
JLJ4670593 View of the Trinite des Monts (Trinita dei monti) and Villa Medicis in Rome Painting by Francois Marius Granet (1775-1849) 1808 Sun

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: View of the Medicis villas garden (oil on canvas, c. 1649)

View of the Medicis villas garden (oil on canvas, c. 1649)
LRI4612119 View of the Medicis villas garden (oil on canvas, c.1649) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Villa Medicis in Rome)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici, site of the French Art Academy, Rome, Italy (engraving)

Villa Medici, site of the French Art Academy, Rome, Italy (engraving)
6001351 Villa Medici, site of the French Art Academy, Rome, Italy (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Medici, site of the French Academy in Rome)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Fresco of an Aviary in the Villa Medici, c. 1576-77 (fresco)

Fresco of an Aviary in the Villa Medici, c. 1576-77 (fresco)
704249 Fresco of an Aviary in the Villa Medici, c.1576-77 (fresco) by Zucchi, Jacopo (c.1540-96); Villa Medici, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome. Uccelli; ); Italian, out of copyright

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: View of the Gardens and Palace of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Rome (litho)

View of the Gardens and Palace of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Rome (litho)
740316 View of the Gardens and Palace of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Rome (litho) by Rossi, Giovanni Domenico de (1619-1653) (attr)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: View of the Villa Medici, Rome (tempera on paper)

View of the Villa Medici, Rome (tempera on paper)
703109 View of the Villa Medici, Rome (tempera on paper) by Wittel, Gaspar van (Gaspare Vanvitelli) (1653-1736); Palazzo Barberini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Ibis, from a Fresco of an Aviary in the Villa Medici, c. 1576-77 (fresco)

Ibis, from a Fresco of an Aviary in the Villa Medici, c. 1576-77 (fresco)
704250 Ibis, from a Fresco of an Aviary in the Villa Medici, c.1576-77 (fresco) by Zucchi, Jacopo (c.1540-96); Villa Medici, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Medici, Rome. ); Italian, out of copyright

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: The workshop of Francois Edouard Picot (1786-1868) at Villa Medicis

The workshop of Francois Edouard Picot (1786-1868) at Villa Medicis
JLJ4606946 The workshop of Francois Edouard Picot (1786-1868) at Villa Medicis. Painting by Jean Alaux Dit Le Romain (1786-1864), 1817. Oil on canvas. Private collection

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Landscape with Villa Medicis in Rome, Italy (Landscape with villa Medicis, Rome

Landscape with Villa Medicis in Rome, Italy (Landscape with villa Medicis, Rome
LRI4673632 Landscape with Villa Medicis in Rome, Italy (Landscape with villa Medicis, Rome, Italy) Detail Elegant Walkers and Musicians in the Park - Painting by Sebastian Vrancx (1573-1647)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medicis in Rome, two men at the entrance of the cave of the loggia under

Villa Medicis in Rome, two men at the entrance of the cave of the loggia under
JLJ4665437 Villa Medicis in Rome, two men at the entrance of the cave of the loggia under construction View of the gardens of Villa Medicis. Painting by Diego Velasquez (1599-1660), circa 1649 Sun

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: A Self-Portrait, bust length, 1847 (oil on canvas)

A Self-Portrait, bust length, 1847 (oil on canvas)
989656 A Self-Portrait, bust length, 1847 (oil on canvas) by Cabanel, Alexandre (1823-89); 61x48.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Self-Portrait, bust length. Alexandre Cabanel (1824-1889)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Arch at the Villa at Poggio a Caiano, 1813 (engraving)

Arch at the Villa at Poggio a Caiano, 1813 (engraving)
1077764 Arch at the Villa at Poggio a Caiano, 1813 (engraving) by Bonaparte, Elisa (1777-1820) (attr. to); BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, Academie des Beaux-Arts

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: The palace (Villa) Medicis a Rome, engraving in 'Picturesque Italy'

The palace (Villa) Medicis a Rome, engraving in "Picturesque Italy"
LSE4323310 The palace (Villa) Medicis a Rome, engraving in " Picturesque Italy", Amable Coste editor, 1836. by French School

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medici Rome - Villa Medicis - Engraving from 'Picturesque Italy'

Villa Medici Rome - Villa Medicis - Engraving from "Picturesque Italy"
XEE4162859 Villa Medici Rome - Villa Medicis - Engraving from " Picturesque Italy" - Historical and Descriptive Painting of Italy" by M. de Norvins, Ch. Nodier 1834-1836

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Villa Medicis in Rome, Pavilion Cleopatre or 'The Pavilion of Ariane'

Villa Medicis in Rome, Pavilion Cleopatre or "The Pavilion of Ariane"
JLJ4665408 Villa Medicis in Rome, Pavilion Cleopatre or " The Pavilion of Ariane". View of the gardens of Villa Medicis in Rome

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Centenary of the French Academy in Rome (colour litho)

Centenary of the French Academy in Rome (colour litho)
2795714 Centenary of the French Academy in Rome (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Centenary of the French Academy in Rome)

Background imageVilla Medici Collection: Self-Portrait in Rome, 1832 (oil on fabric)

Self-Portrait in Rome, 1832 (oil on fabric)
499904 Self-Portrait in Rome, 1832 (oil on fabric) by Vernet, Emile Jean Horace (1789-1863); 78.5x67 (framed) 65x54.2 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH




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Villa Medici, a timeless masterpiece nestled in the heart of Rome, is an architectural marvel that has captivated visitors for centuries. Built by Annibale Lippi and captured in a stunning photograph from 1880, this grand villa stands as a testament to the opulence and elegance of Renaissance design. As we delve into history through an engraving of Rome in 1890, we catch glimpses of Villa Medici's intricate decorations adorned with geometric motifs. The vaulted ceilings, dating back to the 16th century, showcase the craftsmanship and attention to detail that went into every aspect of this magnificent residence. The steps leading up to the Loggia are immortalized in a captivating black-and-white photo. Each step tells a story, whispering secrets from generations past. In contrast, a vibrant watercolor painting transports us to Villa Medici's enchanting gardens—a kaleidoscope of colors blending harmoniously with nature's beauty. Traveling northward to Florence reveals yet another facet of Villa Medici's splendor. A monochromatic photograph captures its East Front—an imposing facade exuding grace and majesty. The Loggia beckons us further into its embrace with its timeless charm depicted in another black-and-white image. Gazing upon the gates that guard Pincio Gardens and Villa Medici evokes feelings of awe and wonderment—a glimpse into an era long gone but forever etched within these walls. Moving along the South Terrace offers breathtaking views captured beautifully in black-and-white photographs—each frame inviting us on an imaginary journey through time. A Roman Marble Relief takes center stage amidst these historic scenes—a reminder that artistry transcends time itself. Its intricate details tell stories lost over centuries but preserved within these hallowed halls. Finally, our exploration concludes at Florence's Drive-In—the entrance where countless guests have been welcomed throughout history. This final black-and-white snapshot leaves us yearning for more—an invitation to discover the hidden treasures that lie within Villa Medici's walls.