So called from the mosaic pavement found in Hadrian's Villa. The
ceiling is by Domenico de Angelis, representing the marriage of
Bacchus and Ariadne, Diana contemplating Endymion, Paris refusing
Minerva the apple, Adonis and Venus. 427, Replica of the Venus of Cos,
by Praxiteles. The head does not belong to this statue. 428, the
Crouching Venus, a copy after Heliodorus, by Bupalus; 429, the Empress
Sabina, Hadrian's wife, as Venus Genetrix, after Arcesilaus. The head
and arms have been inserted in an older statue; 432, Faun in _rosso
antico_; 433, Venus rising from the Sea, after Alcamenes; 436, Venus
anointing herself, after Polycharmes; 441, Ganymedes; 442, Adonis.
_We now proceed to the Court of the Belvedere_, which is supported by
sixteen columns, having a fountain in the centre. The court is adorned
with baths, urns, sarcophagi, statues, columns, bas-reliefs, and
medallions. The four corners of the court are occupied by cabinets _in
the following order, commencing on the left_:--