Barberini Pope Urban VIIII instructed the construction in 1627 of a new palace, for residence for the family’s new status. Carlo Maderno, who started the project incorporated in to the palazzo the original Villa Sforza. He worked on it until he passed away in 1629. Giovan Lorenzo Bernini assisted by Francesco Borromini finished in 1633 and the result is breathtaking. The family coat of arms with its three bees can be seen everywhere in the palace.<\/p>\n
Barberini Palace Rome<\/strong>\u00a0is now home to the prestigious National Gallery of Art (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica), a fine collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings. My humble opinion they are one of the most important painting collections in Italy.<\/p>\n I enjoyed comparing the two amazing 17th century staircases, a large square staircase by Bernini and an oval staircase by Borromini.<\/p>\n Barberini Palace\u00a0holds many famous Italian artists including Tintoretto, Andrea del Sarto, Fra Angelico, Titian. Some of my favorite are Raphael’s portrait La Fornarina, Caravaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes and a Hans Holbein original portrait of Henry VIII at the age of 49. I was so amazed with the detail on Henry’s attire.<\/p>\n It\u2019s really an impressive collection of works of art, not just for the beauty but also where they are placed within the wonderful frescoed rooms.<\/p>\n Each room has cards explaining the meaning of the frescoes and the paintings. There are some low benches around so that you can sit and just take everything in.<\/p>\n In some of the rooms the focus are the ceilings. My favorite is by Pietro da Cortona, The Triumph of Divine Providence. I should warn you, be prepared to get a neck ache because the ceilings are truly breathtaking! If you wish you could take advantage of the long sofas they have in those rooms. You can lie down and really appreciate how amazing the artwork really is.<\/p>\n Hopefully you can visit Barberini Palace,\u00a0<\/strong>it could go been done in an hour if you wanted to rush or take your time and spend about two hours here. It depends on your schedule and the pace you want to take. I would definitely recommend stopping in and seeing the Barberini Palace. Before leaving spend some time in the garden it is also worth a visit. There is a ponte ruinante (ruined bridge); Bernini designed it at the request of the owner.[\/tab]<\/p>\n [tab name=”Maps”] [map id=”120″] [\/tab] Address:\u00a0Via delle Quattro Fontane, 13, 00184, Rome<\/p>\n Hours: Closed on Monday – Open\u00a0Tuesday to Sunday, from 8.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.<\/p>\n The entrance is actually off Via delle Quattro Fontane, just a couple of minutes walk from Barberini metro station.<\/p>\n The entrance fee is 5 euros per person, a bargain in my opinion.<\/p>\n The ticket office is located on the Palace ground floor and closes one hour before gallery\u2019s closing. You do need to check your bags and purses before entering, (costs 1 euro) and no photos or videos are\u00a0allowed inside.[\/tab][tab name=”Nearby Attractions”] Barberini Palace is only around the corner 300 meters from Piazza Barberini<\/strong> where you will also find the Triton fountain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Piazza Barberini is near\u00a0Church Santa Maria della Concezione,\u00a0<\/strong>which\u00a0is on\u00a0Via Veneto,<\/strong>\u00a0300 meters near\u00a0Piazza Barberini.\u00a0If you walk uphill to the top of\u00a0Via Veneto<\/strong>, you are closer to the\u00a0Roman walls<\/strong>,\u00a0Villa Borghese park<\/strong>,\u00a0Galleria Borghese\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<\/strong>Bioparco di Roma (Zoo)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
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