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Rectangular inlaid stone table with green marble border and three carved pale stone supports featuring winged figures and scrollwork.

The Farnese Table

A long rectangular table with a green marble edge and a top inlaid with colored stone panels and a pale central band. It rests on three carved pale supports with winged figures, scrolling foliage and grotesque ornament, set against a plain gray background.

Artist
Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola
Date
ca. 1565–73
Medium
Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
4000 × 2140 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1578).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1958

Español: La mesa Farnesio, mesa de mármol y piedras duras

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