![]() ![]() It is possible that there were originally more paintings than these in the bedchamber but others have not yet been identified. The panels of the three heroines probably decorated the back of a bench seat the Venus and Cupid would have been attached to the bedhead Lupercalia and Cerealia probably formed part of a decorative frieze in the wall panelling. Two depict the Roman festivals of Lupercalia and Cerealia (both Museo di Casa Martelli, Florence) and one shows Venus and Cupid (Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham). Three show Roman heroines: Cornelia (Galleria Doria-Pamphilj, Rome), Marcia (National Gallery, London) and Tanaquil (National Gallery, London). Six of the paintings for Francesco and Caterina’s bedchamber still exist, though they are in different collections. The decorations were probably made to coincide with Francesco’s marriage to Caterina di Niccolò Mandoli Piccolomini in 1512 and were completed in 1519. ![]() This panel is part of a series Beccafumi painted for the bedchamber of Francesco di Camillo Petrucci, a wealthy merchant and landowner who was nephew of Pandolfo Petrucci, the ruler of the republic of Siena. ![]()
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