THE BORGHESE GALLERY

Built at the beginning of the 17th century to house a collection of sculpture and painting assembled by cardinal Scipione Borghese this pavilion is nestled in a huge park of around 688 hectares and has one of the richest collections of Rome.

The museum hosts over a hundred paintings ranging from the 15th to the 18th century with artists like Titian, Raphael and Caravaggio, but the highlights are the marble statues by Lorenzo Bernini who, still a teenager, began to work under the cardinal to become the leading artist in Rome.
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