Caravaggio’s Pictorial Autobiography on Exhibit at Rome’s Palazzo Barberini

Particolare del ritratto di Monsignor Maffeo Barberini di Cravaggio / Ansa

Cultura

Palazzo Barberini svela un Caravaggio mai mostrato al pubblico

byGrazia Abbate

È il ritratto “Monsignor Maffeo Barberini” proveniente da una collezione privata

Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini of Caravaggio / Ansa

News

Rome’s Palazzo Barberini Unveils a Caravaggio For First Time to the Public

byLuna Goletti

The painting titled Monsignor Maffeo Barberini, a masterpiece by Caravaggio that has never been shown to the public will be on display from Nov. 23 to Feb. 23, 2025 in the Sala dei Paesaggi of Palazzo Barberini in Rome in...

Arts

Celebrating the Papacy of Urban VIII at Rome’s Palazzo Barberini

byLucy Gordan

More than any other, he had an impact on philosophical thought, scientific knowledge and the arts in the 17th century

Arts

Museums in Rome Finally Reopen: “In the Eyes of the Beholders” at Palazzo Barberini

byLucy Gordan

The aim of the exhibition, made clear in an entryway introductory section, “The Audience’s Expectation”, is for the visitor to participate in the painting; metaphorically-speaking to enter its canvas, to be part of the action, not just an observer. This...

Arts

Feast for the Eyes in Rome

byLucy Gordan

From Palazzo Barberini to Villa Borghese, from the Ara Pacis to the Gallery of Modern Art, from the Victor Emanuel Monument to the "Scuderie": Rome shows all its cultural worth thanks to the exhibitions opened now in various historical sites...