We can thank Sally for insisting we see the Borghese. Those in the know (like Sally) know that this gallery with its incredible collection of Bernini, Caravaggio and marbles is one of the must visits in Rome. One of the most lavish galleries I have ever seen, its walls, ceilings and antechambers all are covered with art and decoration on a scale only the incredibly wealthy could realize. You could spend a huge amount of time in each and every room, there is so much to discover.
It was incredibly hard to delete enough art photos and still represent this stunning place. I hope you will be patient with this one!
Thank you, Sally and Neal, for insisting on this. And as happened so often, we thought of you and your enthusiasm for this place, and so well understood.
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| And another incredibly beautiful day. I started the morning by doing a little birding, and saw quite a few Rose-ringed Parakeets (earlier blog). |
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| And you are presented immediately with beautiful rooms. |
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| Lionello Spada 1576-1622 Concerto Concert (I had to get the musicians in. See the trombonist on the left, getting ready to empty his slide?) |
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| Gian Lorenzo Bernini 1598-1680 The Goat Amalthea |
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| Gian Lorenzo Bernini 1598-1680 Self Portrait as a Young Man |
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| Bernini Self-portrait as an Adult |
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| Bernini Bust of Cardinal Scipione Borghese |
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| You will see a lot of ceilings in the blog. I love them. |
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| Paul Bril 1554-1626 View of a Seaport |
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| Pinturicchio 1454-1513 Crucifixion with Saints Christopher, and Jerome |
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| Botticelli 1445-1510 Madonna and Child with Infant Saint Jerome and Angels |
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| Lucas Cranach 1472-1553 Venus and Cupid with the Honeycomb |
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| A pair of lovely doors |
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| Ghirlandaio 1503-1577 Leda |
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| Marcello Provenzale 1577-1639 Orpheus This is a mosaic, done with miniscule stones. The whole picture is perhaps a foot wide. |
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| Detail of the above! |
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| Abraham Van Cuylenborch 1610-1658 View of the Villa Borghese |
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| Bernini Rape of Proserpina It is interesting to read that Bernini, only 23 when he completed this masterpiece, came in for a lot of criticism. Hard to believe anyone could look at this and see anything other than genius. |
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| Vista out a window. |
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| Bernini Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius |
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| Bernini Truth Unveiled |
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| Roman Art Ancient torso restored as a satyr on a dolphin 1st. century AD |
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| I love these satyrs looking down and laughing at the tourists. |
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| Michelangelo Merisi, called Caravaggio 1571-1610 Self-portrait as Bacchus (Sick Bacchus) |
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| Caravaggio David with the Head of Goliath |
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| Caravaggio Madonna dei Palafrenieri Mary and the child Jesus stepping on a serpent (original sin?) protecting St. Anne. |
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| St Anne (detail) |
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| Caravaggio Saint Jerome |
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| Caravaggio Saint John the Baptist |
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| Bernini David |
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| And finally: Bernini Apollo and Daphne Perhaps the ultimate marble Baroque work of art. |
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| In the gardens |
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