Who, then, was Gian Lorenzo Bernini? In front of the long, uniform, sumptuous gallery of portraits gathered in the rooms on the first floor of Palazzo Barberini, one might be tempted to dismiss the feeling that Bernini was a man who disdained any for...
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It was Palazzo Barberini, last night, Thursday, March 12 starting at 7 p.m., that hosted the presentation of Maison Valentino's Fall Winter 26/27 collection, Interferences. The collection was unveiled by creative director Alessandro Michele, who acco...
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The deed of purchase of Caravaggio's Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini, a work of extraordinary importance that will become part of the heritage of the Italian state, was signed today at the Ministry of Culture. Upon completion of the required a...
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Starting Oct. 21, 2025, the National Galleries of Ancient Art in Rome present a new chapter in the enhancement of its collections. Two extraordinary Baroque busts signed by Alessandro Algardi (Bologna, 1595 - Rome, 1654) and François Duquesnoy...
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A few days after the closing of the Caravaggio 2025 exhibition set up at Palazzo Barberini, Rome, the capital is once again wondering about one of the mysteries of Italian art history: the theft of the Nativity with Saints Lawrence and Francis, paint...
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Extraordinary public success for the Caravaggio 2025 exhibition at the National Galleries of Ancient Art in Rome, at the Palazzo Barberini venue(here is our review): as we reported a few days ago, less than two months after its opening, the exhibiti...
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Sold out for the Caravaggio exhibition in Rome. The Caravaggio 2025 exhibition, housed in the historic rooms of Palazzo Barberini (our review here), is already all booked up for single visitors until its closing date, July 6, 2025. The inability to f...
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In Rome, the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica (National Galleries of Ancient Art) present the refurbishment of the Salone Pietro da Cortona in Palazzo Barberini: this majestic space, one of the most representative symbols of the Roman Baroque, reope...
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