The Egyptian Room at the Galleria Borghese

I managed to sneak in a few shots of this early testament to Egyptomania - the Egyptian Room at the Galleria Borghese in Rome. Aside from symmetrically laid - and therefore nonsensical - hieroglyphs decorating the walls, and Egyptian style ornamental architecture, there are fascinating Baroque depictions of Greco-Romanized Egyptian gods painted in frescoes on the ceiling.

Egyptian Room
Galleria Borghese

Egypt, Baroque, Alchemy, Roman, Occult, New AgeJesse WaughGalleria BorgheseEgyptomania, Galleria Borghese, Iconology, Iconography, Art History, Rome, Egyptian Room, Roma, Symbology, Symbolism