Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: The Ottagona Room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: "Atlante Farnese" in the Ottagona room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: "Atlante Farnese" in the Ottagona room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: "Atlante Farnese" in the Ottagona room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: "Atlante Farnese" in the Ottagona room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: The Ottagona Room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: The Ottagona Room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: "Atlante Farnese" in the Ottagona room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: "Atlante Farnese" in the Ottagona room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: "Atlante Farnese" in the Ottagona room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: "Atlante Farnese" in the Ottagona room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Raphael and the Domus Aurea Exhibition - Rome

Presentation of the exhibition "Raphael and the Domus Aurea. The invention of the Grotesques" and new entrance to Domus Aurea. In the photo: "Atlante Farnese" in the Ottagona room. Rome, Italy, on June 21, 2021. Photo by Davide Fracassi / Agenzia Toiati/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Toilet of Helen by Aubrey Beardsley

The Toilet of Helen by Aubrey Beardsley

The Toilet of Helen by Aubrey Beardsley, an illustration to his novel 'Under the Hill'. A bare-breasted Helen is preened and pampered by decorative ladies in 18th century dress. Grotesque dwarf figures fight in the foreground while another plays a cello. Date: 1896

Salome, tailpiece by Aubrey Beardsley

Salome, tailpiece by Aubrey Beardsley

Tailpiece to 'Salome', Oscar Wilde's play illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. In this grotesque, a masked figure assists a satyr to lift the comatose body of a naked woman. Date: 1893