THE FRESCOES BY Gualterio PADOVANO for the halls of the Gods, the Triumphs, the Caesars and the Sacrifices (1550) in the VILLA GODI.

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The VILLA GODI is an excellent one.

It belonged to GIROLAMO GODI, a Venetian nobleman.

It was Palladio's first villa.

The frescoes by PADOVANO include

1. HALL OF THE GODS -- APOLLO -- in the hall of the gods

2. IDEAL VIEW OF RHODES in the hall of the triumphs

3. HALLS OF THE CAESARS

4. hall of the sacrifices.

5. FLORA and MERCURIO in the loggia -- ceiling.