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Galleria Borghese

The Villa Borghese Museum and Gallery is located in a 17th century palace designed by the Dutch architect Jan Van Santen. The museum's splendid sculptural collection takes up the entire ground floor, whereas the first floor features paintings by some of Italy's most renowned artists. The collection would be of even superior quality had Camillo Borghese not sold much of it to Napoleon in 1807, including 154 statues, 160 busts, 170 relieves, 30 columns and a variety of other pieces that are now displayed at the Louvre under the name of the Borghese Collection.

Despite this loss, the pieces that remain in Rome are immensely valuable, such as the Bernini sculptures Apollo and Daphne, Pluto, David, The Rape of Proserpina and Persephone. The collection also features another significant piece, namely the sculptural piece Canova created of Paulina Borghese, Napoleon's sister, posing as Venus.

The section dedicated to paintings features the work of some of Italy's greatest masters of the 16th and 17th centuries, such as Perugino, Raphael, Botticelli and Titian.

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Opening days/hours:
Tuesday-Sunday from 9am to 7pm

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