the right of the central chamber is the Hall of Venus. This hall contains episodes that refer to the Goddess of Love. On the west wall within false arches are the scenes of Venus deters Adonis from Hunting and Venus aids the Wounded Adonis. The east wall fresco shows Venus wounded by Love. On the south wall is a panel above the doorway that shows Penitent St. Jerome. The Abstinence of Scipio appears frequently in cycles of frescoes for Venetian villas. For example, the Villa la Porto Colleoni in Thiene and Villa Cordellina in Montecchio Maggiore, built nearly 200 years later, also use this image, fostering ideals which, had in the 15th and 16th centuries, resulted from the renewed discussion of the depravity of town life, in contrast to the tranquility, abundance, and freedom of artistic thought associated with rural existence. Hence, another room in the villa is called the Room of the Arts, featuring frescoes with allegories of individual arts, such as astronomy, poetry or music. Within the many frescoes are depictions of different flowers and fruit, including corn, only recently introduced into the Po Valley. Many of the frescoes are presented within false architecture, like columns, arches and architectural framework. Media In the 1990s Villa Emo was featured in Guide to Historic Homes: In Search of Palladio, Bob Vila's three-part six-hour production for A&E Network. The 2002 movie Ripley's Game used the Villa Emo as a location. See also Palladian Villas of the Veneto Palladian architecture References Sources External links Villa Emo - official site Houses completed in 1565 Renaissance architecture in Veneto Emo Andrea Palladio buildings Museums in Veneto Historic house museums in Italy Palladian villas of Veneto 1565 establishments in the Republic of Venice