The casino, which is the only part that remains of the Villa Ludovisi, is sure to delight people interested in art. The rooms are adorned with famous paintings by various artists but their beauty lies in the shadows of the frescoed ceilings of the villa.

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The Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi (also known as the Villa Aurora or the Casino dell'Aurora) is a villa in Porta Pinciana, Rome, Italy. Measuring 2.200 square meters, it is all that remains of a country retreat, best known as Villa Ludovisi, established in the 16th century by Cardinal Francesco Maria Del Monte. The Cardinal was a diplomat, intellectual, art connoisseur, collector, and protector and patron of such very different figures as Galileo and Caravaggio. The Casino is often referred to as the Villa Aurora, after the important fresco by Guercino, located in the Villa's main reception room, depicting the goddess Aurora. One of the smaller rooms of the casino boasts the only painting ever executed by Caravaggio on a ceiling, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto, which reflects, in symbolic imagery derived from Classical mythology, another of the cardinal's interests, alchemy.

Del Monte sold the Villa Ludovisi and its extensive grounds to Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi in 1621. Due to the Ludovisi's family financial duress, the whole park was sold off in the 1880s and built up with hotels and expensive houses, including palazzi for members of the family. The facade of the main casino or Casino Grande (a separate building) is now hidden behind the 19th-century Palazzo Margherita. This building was acquired by the Italian State and became the residence of Queen Mother Margherita. It now houses the U.S. embassy.

The only part not sold was the Villa Aurora, which remains in the possession of the Ludovisi family, encircled by high walls and open to the public on written request. Apart from the works by Caravaggio and Guercino, it contains important works of art by Pomarancio, Michelangelo, and a collection of Roman and Greek artefacts.^[1]

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1. ^'Villa Aurora, Rome's best kept secret?'. Minor Sights. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

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Coordinates: 41°54′27″N12°29′15″E / 41.9074°N 12.4875°E

Casino Ludovisi, artificial rocks in the landscape park surrounding the palace

Casino Ludovisi, gate leading into the palace from via Lombardia

Casino Ludovisi, vestibule with grotesque paintings leading into the building’s main hall

Casino Ludovisi, room with a painting by Caravaggio

Casino Ludovisi, painting by Caravaggio, representation of Neptune and Pluto, fragment

Casino Ludovisi, Sala dell’Aurora with painting by Guercino

Casino Ludovisi, fireplace room (Stanza del Caminetto)

Casino Dell'aurora Villa Ludovisi Roma Visite

Casino Ludovisi, fireplace room (Stanza del Caminetto), ceiling painting , XVII century

Casino Ludovisi, ceiling of the old library Giovanni L. Valesio

Casino Ludovisi, ceiling painting, XVII century, Giovanni L. Valesio

Casino Ludovisi, dining room with rococo decorations of the ceiling

Casino Ludovisi, piano nobile – the room of Fame (Sala della Fama)

Casino Ludovisi, the Boncompagni-Ludovisi coat of arms, palace vestibule

View of the Casino and the surrounding par from the terrace of a nearby hotel

Casino Ludovisi, view from the garden

Casino Ludovisi, one of the sculptures in front of the main enterance

Casino Ludovisi, decorations of the ceiling of the vestibule leading to the building’s main hall, fragment

Casino Ludovisi, fireplace room (Stanza del Caminetto)

Casino Ludovisi,fireplace room (Stanza del Caminetto), ceiling painting, XVII century

Casino Ludovisi, gazebo with antique reliefs embedded into the wall

Casino Ludovisi, the room of Fame (della Fama) – central part of the painting showing the personification of Fame

Casino Ludovisi, dragon embedded into the wall in the park – the heraldic creature of the Boncompagni family

Casino Ludovisi, Caravaggio’s painting, the image of Jupiter, fragment

Casino Ludovisi, interior of the then alchemical study of cardinal del Monte

Casino Ludovisi, Stanza del Caminetto, Guercino, ceiling painting

Casino Ludovisi, Stanza del Caminetto, ceiling painting, Domenichino, fragment

Casino Ludovisi, Stanza del Caminetto, ceiling painting, Giovanni B. Viola

Casino Ludovisi, painting by Giovanni L. Valesio, central part of the ceiling of the old library

Casino Ludovisi, ceiling decorations in the dining room

Casino Ludovisi Roma Visited

Casino Ludovisi, ceiling painting – Fame accompanied by the personifications of Honor and Virtue

Casino Ludovisi, view in the XVII century, drawing – Giuseppe Vasi

In this place, densely filled with representative buildings and hotels, there was once an imposing garden and park complex, covering 19 square kilometers, with flowerbeds, gardens, walking avenues, among which stood ancient statues, fountains and nymphaeums.

In this place, densely filled with representative buildings and hotels, there was once an imposing garden and park complex, covering 19 square kilometers, with flowerbeds, gardens, walking avenues, among which stood ancient statues, fountains and nymphaeums.