Rome and Vatican

Doria Pamphilj Gallery Tour

Doria Pamphilj Gallery Tour

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.

Tour gallery

Some of the most representative pictures of this tour

Itinerary

Discover the main stops of this tour

Portrait of Innocent X by Velázquez

Portrait of Innocent X by Velázquez

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.

Artworks by Caravaggio

Artworks by Caravaggio

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.

Double Portrait by Raphael

Double Portrait by Raphael

The Aldobrandini Room is the backdrop for this austere double portrait of great stylistic restraint representing two figures whose identity is still a mystery.

Bust of Pope Innocent X by Bernini

Bust of Pope Innocent X by Bernini

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.

Lippi’s Annunciation

Lippi’s Annunciation

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.

Tour information

Some useful information for your experience

What’s included

Expert and licensed guide, entrance ticket, full on-site assistance, sterilized earphones (from 5 people upwards).

Availability

Suggested start time: 9.30 am / 3.00 pm.