GALLERIA BORGHESE

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

Let me tell you a bit about its history. The museum was created in 1608 when Cardinal Scipione Borghese decided to put together his collection of antiquities, some of which came from the ancient area...

BERNINI

BERNINI

The great protagonist of the ground floor rooms is Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the greatest sculptor and architect of Baroque Rome. He demonstrated his great sculptural skills when he was little more than a...

BERNINI-APOLLO AND DAPHNE_ROOM 3

BERNINI-APOLLO AND DAPHNE_ROOM 3

You should know that, of the splendid Bernini sculptures on display in this museum, Apollo and Daphne is considered his foremost masterpiece. If you are not familiar with the myth to which the work...

CARAVAGGIO_FIRST FLOOR ROOM 8

CARAVAGGIO_FIRST FLOOR ROOM 8

You've finally reached the most moving part of the gallery: Caravaggio's rooms. No museum in the world has as many works by the painter as this one, and they let you retrace the entire arc of his...

CARAVAGGIO-MADONNA OF THE PALAFRENIERI_FIRST FLOOR ROOM 8

CARAVAGGIO-MADONNA OF THE PALAFRENIERI_FIRST FLOOR ROOM 8

Back again to the Madonna and Child with St Anne or Dei Palafrenieri. The work is named after an Archconfraternity of the Papal Grooms who commissioned the work from Caravaggio in 1605. Their task was...

PAINTINGS- FROM ROOM 9 TO ROOM 20

PAINTINGS- FROM ROOM 9 TO ROOM 20

The Borghese Gallery is a perfect example of Baroque collecting: the paintings and statues are placed within a frame of frescoes, marble, mosaics, and decorations that not only convey the idea of...

RAPHAEL-DEPOSITION OF CHRIST_ROOM 9

RAPHAEL-DEPOSITION OF CHRIST_ROOM 9

The Deposition is not the only name by which you can find this work by Raphael Sanzio referred to. It is sometimes cited as the Entombment or, much more often, as the Baglioni Altarpiece. The sad...

TITIAN-SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE_ROOM 20

TITIAN-SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE_ROOM 20

This painting was commissioned to the artist for the wedding between Niccolò Aurelio and Laura Bagarotto, celebrated in the spring of 1514. In the painting, if you look closely at the...

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