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The small collection of works by Bernini (whose first patron was Scipione) comprises a large proportion of his lifetime output of secular sculpture; in this collection one can see the sponsored Bernini mature from juvenile, but talented works, such as
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Cardinal Scipione Borghese, an important art collector, was the collection's instigator and collected the majority of the collection. His collection was poetically described as early as 1613 by
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Scipione developed a large estate and vineyard on the Pincian hill in Rome into a vast garden and complex of palaces, the
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He replaced them in the Villa with other pieces from excavations on Borghese property (e.g. the
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ceiling decors, they created a spectacular monument to the Borghese family (Paul 2000).
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In 1807, due to financial difficulties and pressure from his new brother-in-law
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was removed by force from the Baglioni Chapel in the church of San Francesco in
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and transported to Rome to be given to the Cardinal Scipione through a papal
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Finally it has some early, somewhat mannerist, but masterful works such as
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for this purpose. In 1775, in homage to his Borghese ancestors, Prince
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sculpture. In addition, the gallery contains three busts, two of
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The Villa still houses a major part of the collection, as the
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Most of the collection remains intact and on display at the
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The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun
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Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities in the Louvre
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Index


Apollo and Daphne
Galleria Borghese

Sacred and Profane Love
Roman sculptures
old masters
Borghese
Scipione Borghese
Caravaggio
Raphael
Titian
ancient Roman art
Gian Lorenzo Bernini


Galleria Borghese
Louvre
Scipione Francucci
Cavalier D'Arpino
Deposition
Perugia
motu proprio
Olimpia Aldobrandini
Salviati
Este

Danaë
Correggio
Villa Borghese

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