. Dedicated to the study room. Decorated with Hermes and Athena (in Roman mythology Mercury and Minerva), presides over the dome, while the crests are instruments of science and the arts. All this was done by Federico Zuccaro between 1566 and 1569. The representation of these two gods, or fused together as a single form (Hermathena), was widely used in classical iconography, as Hermes represented eloquence and Athena wisdom, the arts and sciences. between 1566 and 1569. Federico Zuccari (1539–1609) Alternative names Federico Zuccari Description Italian painter and architect Date of
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. Dedicated to the study room. Decorated with Hermes and Athena (in Roman mythology Mercury and Minerva), presides over the dome, while the crests are instruments of science and the arts. All this was done by Federico Zuccaro between 1566 and 1569. The representation of these two gods, or fused together as a single form (Hermathena), was widely used in classical iconography, as Hermes represented eloquence and Athena wisdom, the arts and sciences. between 1566 and 1569. Federico Zuccari (1539–1609) Alternative names Federico Zuccari Description Italian painter and architect Date of birth/death circa 1540–1541 20 July 1609 Location of birth/death Sant'Angelo in Vado Ancona Work location Rome, Florence, El Escorial Authority control : Q345605 VIAF: 305415210 ISNI: 0000 0001 2029 5561 ULAN: 500020194 LCCN: n80014947 NLA: 47055417 WorldCat 1236 Villa Caprarola Gabinete de Ermatena