A total of 140 masterpieces from the
prized Farnese collection of artworks and archaeological
findings will be showcased from Tuesday until May 18 at Villa
Caffarelli, which is part of the Capitoline Museums in Rome.
The exhibit provides a unique insight into the most significant
artworks of a collection that reached its utmost splendour from
the beginning of the 16th century until the start of the 17th.
The show called "The Farnese in 16th-century Rome. Origins and
fortune of a Collection", curated by Claudio Parisi Presicce
and Chiara Rabbi Bernard, is one of the most significant
projects organized by the Cultural Superintendency of Rome as
part of Jubilee Year celebrations.
Masterworks on display include the portrait of Paul III with
Camauro by Titian, a series of preparatory drawings for Annibale
Carracci's frescoes that decorated the Gallery of Palazzo
Farnese, as well as the Book of Hours created by El Greco for
Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, on loan from the Morgan Library in
New York.
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