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- The palace remained the property of the Barberini family until the fourth decade of the eighteenth century, when they sold it to the Discalced Carmelites, who made it the seat of their General Curia; later passed to the Monte di Pietà, it is now owned by the municipality of Rome and home to educational institutions, including the Vittoria Colonna High School.
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The Palazzo Barberini (English: Barberini Palace) is a 17th-century palace in Rome, facing the Piazza Barberini in Rione Trevi. Today, it houses the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, the main national collection of older paintings in Rome.
In 1625, shortly after being elected pope with the name of Urban VIII, Maffeo Barberini acquired a villa on the Quirinal Hill, owned by the Sforza family, for his nephews, to transform it into his family’s new residence.
Did you know that Palazzo Barberini, the urban villa, was bought by the most prestigious exponent of that family, Maffeo Barberini, who made history for having been elected Pope in 1623 under the name of Urban VIII?
The Corsini family used the palazzo until 1883, when Prince Tommaso Jr sold the property and donated the entire collection to the Italian State, thereby contributing to the creation of the first Italian National Gallery. Today, part of the palazzo is home to the Accademia dei Lincei.
- Raphael, La Fornarina
- Caravaggio, Narcissus at The Source
- Caravaggio, Judith and Holofernes
- Tintoretto: Christ and The Woman Taken in Adultery
- Bernini, Portrait of Urban VIII
- Guido Reni, Beatrice Cenci
- Hans Holbein The Younger, Portrait of Henry VIII
- IL Sodoma, The Three Fates
- Artemisia Gentileschi, Self Portrait
- Filippo Lippi, Annunciation
This painting is the crown jewel of the Palazzo Barberini. What makes La Fornarina so famous? The painting is beautiful, refined, and has a torrid backstory. While Raphael was painting frescos at the Villa Farnesina, he began an affair with the subject of the painting — the baker’s daughter, Margherita Luti, called La Fornarina. She lived down the ...
Narcissusis one of Caravaggio’s most beautiful paintings. It’s based on the Greek myth of Narcissus, most famously recorded by Roman poet Ovid. The myth is a tragic story about a boy who falls in love with his reflection in inky waters. Narcissus is a preternaturally handsome and vain lad. He can’t find anyone to strike his fancy among the adoring ...
Much like La Fornarina, this painting alone justifies a visit to the Palazzo Barberini. Judith Beheading Holofernesis one of Caravaggio’s most famous paintings. This painting shows a classic (and juicy) biblical scene, popular with many artists. It’s the Old Testament story of Judith and Holofernes. In this tale, a heroic woman beheads the Assyrian...
This painting is an important early work by Tintoretto. Tintoretto was a Venetian Renaissance painter known for complex compositions and religious narratives. His work didn’t have the classicism or geometry typical of the Renaissance. Thus, Tintoretto is sometimes associated with the later Mannerists. The painting is a meditation on the inherent hy...
The legendary Bernini animated all of Rome with his beautiful sculpture and architecture in the 17th century, especially St. Peter’s Basilica and Square. He carved his first bust at just age 8. And all the things that made Bernini the “master of marble” can be found in his portrait busts. In this bust of Pope Urban VIII, Bernini does his usual emot...
This sad and expressive portrait was allegedly painted by “The Divine Guido Reni.” Reni was an eccentric man. He was deeply religious, a virgin, a misogynist, and a gambling addict. Reni was known for his moving religious and mythological works. According to legend, Cenci murdered her father after he repeatedly raped and abused her. A public and co...
The most iconic depiction of England’s most notorious monarch isn’t in London, as you’d expect. Nope, it’s in the Palazzo Barberini in Rome. Holbein portrays a fierce looking Henry VIII. It’s a visual you might expect for an arrogant man who defied the catholic church, launched his own religion, and thought nothing of beheading his wives. Henry VII...
In ancient Greek mythology, people thought their lives were determined by three fates — Clotho (the Spinner), Lachesis (the Alloter), and Atropos (the Inflexible). The fates were sister goddesses, viewed as severe and unmerciful. They assigned individual destinies to children at the moment of birth. And they were a popular subject for artists. This...
Though this painting is not very well preserved, I fell for Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi and her beautiful Self Portrait. I had just listened to an Art Curious podcast about her famous painting Judith Beheading Holofernes, which is much gorier than Caravaggio’s and is housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Artemisia survived a rape by h...
Filippo Lippi was one of the leading Renaissance painters in Florence and the tutor of the more famous artist Sandro Botticelli. His paintings were some of the first to use a more naturalistic and expressive style. They showed the influence of Netherlands pioneers like Jan Van Dyke. This beautiful painting depicts a standard annunciation scene, whe...
Jan 14, 2024 · It was created in the 16th century by Cardinal Francesco Barberini, who also commissioned the construction of the Palazzo Barberini, a magnificent Baroque palace that houses the National Gallery of Ancient Art.
The town and Palace of Palestrina had been owned by the ancient feudal family of Prince Francesco Colonna until it was acquired by Pope Urban VIII (1623–44) in 1630 as a gift for his brother Carlo Barberini. The Barberinis, originally from Barberino in Val d’Elsa, were based initially in Florence where they were landowners and then merchants.
