Frieze depicting the Capitoline square with the Aracoeli church
Type:
Fresco
Year:
Third-fourth decade of the 17th century
Material and technique:
Fresco
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
The room's pictorial decorations date back to the mid-XVI century, during the papacy of Pope Paul III
The frieze consists of small panels, with playful scenes set against a background of real or imaginary landscapes, alternating with military trophies and floral and fruit triumphs.
The two bronze geese that give the room its name were placed here in the XVIII century, together with a bronze vase in the shape of a bust of Isis and a head of Medusa by Bernini.
