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The Borghese Gallery<\/strong> (“Galleria Borghese” in Italian) is located within the vast Villa Borghese Park<\/strong><\/a>, in a palace of the same name built in the 17th century by Flaminio Ponzio.
It is one of the most prestigious museums in Rome, with the important Borghese Collection<\/strong> comprising paintings, sculptures, and antiquities.
Particularly notable are the Greco-Roman sculptures, the Baroque works by Bernini, Renaissance paintings by masters such as Caravaggio and Titian, as well as sections dedicated to Etruscan art and Modern-era painting, including works by Goya, Renoir, Van Gogh, Cranach, and Rubens.<\/p>\n

Brief history and overview of the collection<\/h2>\n
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Young Sick Bacchus<\/em>, Caravaggio<\/p><\/div>\n

The Borghese Collection was started in the early 17th century by Cardinal Scipione Borghese<\/strong>, nephew of Pope Paul V<\/strong>. He was an avid collector, particularly fond of the works of Caravaggio<\/strong>, who is well represented in the gallery. He also had the good habit of commissioning sculptures from Bernini<\/strong>.
The collection was continuously expanded by the Borghese family during the 17th century, notably through the inheritance of Olimpia Aldobrandini<\/strong>, who was the wife of Paolo Borghese. Some works came from confiscated collections, such as that of the Cavaliere d’Arpino<\/strong>, which was given to Scipione by Paul V in 1607, or were purchased, like the collection of Tommaso della Porta<\/strong> in 1609.<\/p>\n

While it was already widely visited, the villa became a true public museum at the end of the 18th century, when its garden was also completely redesigned, with water features and statues.
In 1808, Prince Camillo Borghese<\/strong>, husband of Pauline Bonaparte<\/strong>, was forced to sell hundreds of artworks to his brother-in-law, Napoleon I. As a result, famous works are now found in the Louvre, such as the Hellenistic sculptures of the Borghese Gladiator<\/em> and the Hermaphrodite<\/em>.
Villa Borghese and its vast park were sold to the Italian government in 1902, along with the entire Borghese estate.<\/p>\n\n\n

Map and address<\/h2>\r\n\t\tAddress : <\/b>Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma RM, Italie
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Conditions of visit and information<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Galleria Borghese (Galleria Borghese)<\/strong><\/span>
Villa Borghese \/ Piazzale del Museo Borghese, 5 \u2013 00197 ROMA
Tel.: +39 06 32810 \u2013 Fax: +39 06 32651329 – https:\/\/galleriaborghese.cultura.gov.it\/<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Opening hours and visits to Galleria Borghese
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