Conservators' Apartment - Hall of the Geese
Hall of the Geese
The room's pictorial decorations date back to the mid-XVI century, during the papacy of Alexander III Farnese.
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.
List of works
4th century AC (mensa) - 13rd century (pannello cosmatesco)
inv. MC0064
Third-fourth decade of the 17th century