Established
in 1895 when the collections Corsini and Torlonia were united
It was
later enriched by the collections Odescalchi, Hertz and Chigi but without ever
finding an appropriate location
It was
moved here in 1949 and partially open to the public in 1953
The exhibit
was rearranged in 1984 when the works of the Galleria Corsini were take back to
their original location in Palazzo Corsini
The collection comprises 1445 paintings and 2067 objects of decorative
art
Finally, in
2011 this wonderful museum had a good and extensive exhibition, although not
yet complete: nine new rooms were opened on the ground floor, in addition to
six other new rooms on the first floor and eleven on the second floor, which,
added to the rooms already open, bring the total to THIRTY-EIGHT ROOMS
including the Pietro da Cortona Hall, the Marbles Room, the Oval Room and the
Corvi Room
It has
finally become a wonderful and charming museum
A visit to
this museum is a veritable trip in the Italian figurative art history from the Middle
Ages to the Enlightenment
GROUND FLOOR
Room
I - The Icon and the Crosses
Vault: “Ulysses and the Sirens” about
1670/78 Giacinto Camassei, a relative (perhaps
nephew, brother or cousin) of the more famous Andrea Camassei
“Advocate Madonna or Haghiosoritissa” about 1050/75 of Roman school
“Crucifix” about 1250 Simone
and Machilone
“Cross
painted” end 1100s/begin 1200s by the workshop of Alberto
Sotio
“These
crosses bear witness to the technical skill of the medieval craftsmen and their
workshops, the intimate connection between painting, sculpture and jewelry and
the functional relationship with architecture. They also summarize the passage
from the iconography of Christ triumphant over cross, according to Western
tradition, to the Byzantine one of the dying Christ, spreading to Italy thanks
to the Franciscans” (Official website of the Barberini Gallery -
www.galleriabarberini.beniculturali.it)
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