Villa Farnese at Caprarola
by WITTEL, Caspar Andriaans van, Oil on wood, 98 x 174 cm
The Villa Farnese, also known as Palazzo Farnese or Villa Caprarola, is a mansion in the town of Caprarola in the province of Viterbo, Northern Lazio, Italy, approximately 50 kilometres (35 miles) north-west of Rome. It should not be confused with the Palazzo Farnese and the Villa Farnesina, both in Rome.
The Villa Farnese was commissioned in 1559 by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, a grandson of Pope Paul III. He selected for his architect Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, who worked on the villa at Caprarola until his death in 1573.