Friday, March 27, 2020

Galleria Corsini

where: Via della Lungara, 10 Trastevere
getting there: not far from the Porta Settimiana and opposite Palazzo Farnesina
open: 8:30 to 19:00, closed Tuesdays, December 25th and January 1st
information: tickets are €12 for a combined ticket for both the Galleria Corsini and Galleria Barberini (valid for 10 days)

The Corsini Gallery is part of the Rome state-run Nazionale d'Arte Antica and although it isn't as large as its big sister gallery, the Barberini Gallery in the Palazzo Barberini, this beautiful and usually much quieter art collection is worthwhile visiting. 
The gallery takes up the first floor of the late-Baroque Palazzo Corsini in Trastevere which was commissioned by Cardinal Neri Maria Corsini. The cardinal was nephew to Clement XII, pope from 1730 until 1740.
The gallery holds the personal collection of art works from Pope Clement XII, his nephew and was later added to by other members of the Corsini family.

In 1883 the palace and collection were sold to the state and opened to the public.

The collection consists of art works from the late-Renaissance period through to the 18th century.
Important pieces are Caravaggio's Saint John the Baptist, Carlo Maratta's Virgin, Child and Saint John the Baptist,  Ruben's painting of Head of an Old Man and Orazio Gentileschi's Virgin and Child, to name a few.
Guido Reni
il Baciccio
Luigi Garzi
Carlo Dolci
Mattia Preti

Orazio Gentileschi
Caravaggio
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The Cardinal's Hat by Mary Hollingsworth
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The Tigress of Forli by Elizabeth Lev
I love this book telling the story of Caterina Sforza who was fighting against the Borgia pope to retain the rights of her land and her freedom.

The Popes by John Julius Norwich
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The Pope's Daughter by Caroline P Murphy
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The Families Who Made Rome by Anthony Majanlahti
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Rome by Robert Hughes
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The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr
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