The Borghese Gallery, located in Rome, Italy, is a renowned art collection housed within the historic Villa Borghese Pinciana. Originally conceived as an integrated suburban villa with its gardens, the building and the Gardens of Villa Borghese are now separate tourist attractions.
The Borghese Gallery preserves a significant part of the Borghese Collection, including paintings, sculptures, and antiquities, initiated by Cardinal Scipione Borghese, the nephew of Pope Paul V (reign 1605-1621). Designed by architect Flaminio Ponzio, the palace was initially a country villa used by Scipione Borghese.
Scipione Borghese was an influential patron of Bernini and an avid collector of Caravaggio's works, whose contributions are widely represented in the collection through masterpieces such as "Boy with a Basket of Fruit," "Saint Jerome Writing," "Sick Bacchus," and others.
The Borghese Gallery also features other valuable artworks, including Tiziano's "Sacred and Profane Love," Raphael's "Burial of Christ," as well as works by masters like Peter Paul Rubens and Federico Barocci. The Borghese Gallery is a must-visit for art enthusiasts, offering an immersion into the rich artistic and cultural heritage of Rome.
Borghese Gallery - Museum of Villa Borghese Pinciana
Address: Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5, 00197
Phone: +39068413979
Site:
https://galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it/Location inserted by
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