The Aldobrandini Wedding fresco. The wedding of Peleus and Thetis, parents of Achilles. Other guests include Roman matron in veil, Charis or Peitho with alabastron, Venus, Hymen seated on the floor
Roman legionaries with ballista during a siegeRoman legionaries in lorica armour and galea helmets with shields and spears during a siege. Slingers sling lead shot, and two artillery men load darts into a ballista protected by fortifications
TASSO, Torcuato (1544-1595). Italian poet. Tasso received in Rome by Cardinal Aldobrandini on behalf of Clement VIII, 1594. Illustration by L.Turgis. Litography
Aldobrandini Wedding. 1st c. BC. Central detail. Roman art. Early Empire. Fresco. VATICAN CITY. Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican Library)
Italy FrascatiThe Villa Aldobrandini, famous for its gardens, badly damaged in World War Two but subsequently restored
Pope Clemens VIIIPOPE CLEMENS VIII (Ipolito Aldobrandini)
