3-hour museum tour
kid-friendly tour
Explore the Gallery, the exhibition space in the heart of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj in via del Corso.
Here, in the four wings looking into the internal courtyard with its splendid arches, is located the best part of the art collection: Caravaggio, Velázquez, Raphael, Titian and all the European masters. Built on the original nucleus of a residence of the 16th century, the Gallery is part of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, where the family has lived since the 17th century.
Upon request, with an exclusive opening, you can also visit also the apartments, the private chapel, the Throne Room, the Ninfeo di Diana and the Aldobrandini Hall, with a special combination of Roman antiquities and Reinassance masters. Upon request, it is possible to extend the tour with a light aperitif in one of the private rooms of the Palace, which will be open only for you.
Some of the most representative pictures of this tour
Discover the main stops of this tour
Dated 1650, it is considered the masterpiece of the Doria Pamphilj Gallery collection. In fact, this powerful image portrays the face, and even soul, of the pope with such great realism that many artists and art critics repute it as the finest portrait ever created. The painting is displayed in a special room called The Velázquez Cabinet.
Among the many masterpieces housed in the Doria Pamphilj Gallery it is impossible not to mention three stunning canvases by the Caravaggio: the Penitent Magdalene, the Rest on the Flight into Egypt and St. John the Baptist.
The Aldobrandini Room is the backdrop for this austere double portrait of great stylistic restraint representing two figures whose identity is still a mystery.
The Velázquez Cabinet offers the opportunity to compare Velázquez’s portrait painting with one of the two busts of the same Pope carved in marble by Bernini. In contrast with the painting, these stone representations, created around 1650, show the Pamphilj Pope with a rhetorically heroic look.
One of the most beautiful works of art housed in The Room of the “Primitives” of the Doria Pamphilj Gallery, entirely dedicated to an important series of paintings executed on wood panels. Lippi’s Annunciation reflects all the characteristics typical of the Florentine Renaissance with its complex architecture and the peculiar role of the light, that makes the colors bright and nuanced.
Some useful information for your experience
Expert and licensed guide, entrance ticket, full on-site assistance, sterilized earphones (from 5 people upwards).
Suggested start time: 9.30 am / 3.00 pm.
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