The art collection of the wealthy Borghese family soon became too large for their residence. It was then moved to the Borghese Gallery, a separate building in the well-known Villa Borghese park. In 1901, ownership of the collection passed to the Italian state, and since then, tourists have been coming from all over the world to explore this magnificent museum! Fixed-time tickets are highly coveted, so be sure to grab yours before they're sold out!

The Borghese were a wealthy and powerful Italian family that moved to Rome in the sixteenth century. Camillo Borghese became Pope Paul V, appointed his nephew Scipione cardinal and the matter began to become truly "Bourgeois".

Scipione Borghese had two strong personal interests: power and art. He was a patron of Caravaggio and Bernini and ended up building the Borghese Gallery to house his art collection, which was constantly expanding thanks to the work of his two protégés and other Renaissance masters.

This small museum offers arich repertoire of masterpieces inside a sumptuous building (pink marble walls, frescoed ceilings, etc.). Plus, thanks to fixed-time tickets, there are always visitors, but it's never too crowded.

Highlights of the collection include: Bernini's sculpture of "David", which captures the biblical hero in a state of tension, the "Rape of Proserpina", also made by Bernini, when he was only 23 years old. Other notable masterpieces include Caravaggio's "Boy with a Basket of Fruit" and Raphael's extraordinary "Deposition" and "The Lady with a Unicorn".

A visit here offers the chance to savor the Renaissance "good life" and discover some of the greatest artistic masterpieces of the time.