Galleria Borghese
The Borghese Gallery is immersed in Rome’s most beautiful park, close to the city’s historical center. It has maintained it’s prestige and it’s works of art are exposed today as they were in the past: furniture, paintings and sculptures.
It is one of Rome’s richest and most interesting villas, the Borghese Gallery and Museum houses have a vast and diverse collection of sculptures and paintings produced by masters such as Bernini, Canova, Caravaggio and Titian.
Your guide will lead you through the gallery’s breathtaking rooms and reveal the secrets, stories and techniques behind the masterpieces. Among the gallery’s paintings we will see Titian’s “Sacred and Profane Love”, Raphael’s “The Deposition” and “Young Woman with Unicorn”, Caravaggio’s “Madonna and Child with St. Anne” and “Saint Jerome Writing”.
We will admire sculptures such as Bernini’s “The Rape of Proserpina” and “Apollo and Daphne” and Canova’s “Pauline Bonaparte”. In other words, don’t pass up this once in a lifetime opportunity to admire such masterpieces. Then you can go for an enchanting stroll though the Villa Borghese Gardens and enjoy the surprises and tranquility of this Eden in the heart of busy Rome. The famous Villa Borghese is a truly magical setting, surrounded by vast gardens filled with fountains, monuments and diverse flora.
Paolina Borghese (Canova)
Apollo and Daphne (Bernini)
Rape of Proserpina (Bernini)
David,The Truth (Bernini)
Sacred and Profane Love (Titian)
Bacchino Malato (Carravaggio)
