Stufetta del cardinal Bibbiena

The Stufetta del cardinal Bibbiena is a small heated bathing chamber, about 2.5 metres square, in the private apartments of Cardinal Bibbiena, private secretary to Pope Leo X, on the third floor of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. Decorated in 1516 by Raphael and his workshop, its walls carry eight mythological panels depicting subjects including the birth of Erichthonius, the birth of Venus, Venus with Cupid and dolphins, Venus wounded by Cupid, and Pan with Syrinx, framed by decorative grotesques on the vault and lunettes. In the eighteenth century the artist Vincenzo Camuccini converted the room into a chapel by adding wood panelling and a painted vault, alterations later removed to restore the original frescoes. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/