Rome Sights

Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica di Palazzo Corsini

  • Address
    • Via della Lungara 10
  • Transport
    • Lungotevere della Farnesina (Piazza Trilussa)
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 06 688 02 323
  • Price
    • adult/EU 18-25yr/EU under 18yr & over 65yr €4/2/free
  • Hours
    • 8.30am-7.30pm Tue-Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica di Palazzo Corsini

Housing part of Italy’s national art collection (the rest is in Palazzo Barberini), the 16th-century Palazzo Corsini has a distinguished history. Michelangelo, Erasmus and Bramante all stayed here but the palazzo is most readily associated with Queen Christina of Sweden, who took up residency in 1662 and entertained a steady stream of lovers in her richly frescoed bedroom. Gallery highlights include Van Dyck’s superb Madonna della Paglia (Madonna of the Straw), Murillo’s Madonna col bambino (Madonna and Child), and a typically haunting Caravaggio, San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist), in Room 3. The paintings of the Bologna school in Room 7 also catch the eye, with works by Guido Reni, Agostino and Annibale Carracci, Giovanni Lanfranco and Guercino.

 

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