Rhea Silvia
The loggia is decorated with frescoes describing the legend of the "Founding of Rome". These frescoes are already mentioned in documents dating from 1405. They depict: "The Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia who gives in to the love of the god Mars"; the "Birth of Romulus and Remus"; "Faustulus brings the twins to his wife Acca Larentia"; "Rhea Silvia", the "Siege of Alba Longa", the "Twins and the King Amulius". Each episode is explained below by verses in Italian. Through these frescoes, the Trinci family tried to provide an acceptable lineage of their ancestors to the founders of Rome. The painter of these frescoes is anonymous. His style is certainly different from the styles of the frescoes in the other rooms of the palace. He paints with almost monochromatic colors and has a great sense of anecdotal narrative. These reveal a certain similarity with the Master of the Life of St. Benedict (partly in the Uffizi, Florence, and part in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan).