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Original fileThe image shows the upper corner of a Renaissance facade, decorated with a terracotta or stone frieze. Winged putti are depicted in high relief, carrying thick garlands of fruit and foliage between the rectangular window frames. The classical architectural elements include elaborate brackets supporting a deep cornice against a clear blue sky.
The Villa Farnesina is the historical headquarters of the Accademia dei Lincei (Academy of the Lynx-Eyed), the first modern scientific academy founded in 1603. The academy, which included Galileo Galilei, moved the study of the natural world away from purely mystical or textual interpretations toward empirical observation and natural philosophy.
Federico Cesi
Founder of the Accademia dei Lincei, who acquired the villa and used it as a center for the 'lynx-eyed' observation of nature.
Galileo Galilei
The most famous member of the Lincean Academy, who demonstrated his telescope in the gardens of this villa in 1611.
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