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The Doria Pamphilj Gallery

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Doria Pamphilj Gallery

The Doria Pamphilj Gallery has one of the richest private art collections with works by famous artists such as Raphael, Tintoretto, Titian, Caravaggio, Bernini, Velazquez, and several Flemish masters. The gem of the gallery is the portrait of Pope Innocent X by Diego Velazquez, where the depiction of the pope is too realistic.

The art gallery was put together by the Doria Pamphilj family and its precursors, who still owned both the artworks and the palace. The gallery consists of many private rooms, including a ballroom, a chapel, and living quarters, where you can see various paintings, sculptures, and other masterpieces.

Contents

  • 1 About the Gallery
    • 1.1 Concerts
  • 2 Useful Information
    • 2.1 How to Get
    • 2.2 Nearby places

About the Gallery

The art gallery contains around 400 pieces from the 15th to 18th centuries. Undoubtedly, the most important and famous artworks there are the portrait of Pope Innocent X by Velazquez (1650) and two busts of the same pope, but created by Bernini. The first gallery is the Aldobrandini Gallery with the portrait by Velazquez, which served as the inspiration behind several paintings by Francis Bacon. Also, there are masterpieces from Caravaggio: “Magdalene” and “Rest on the Flight into Egypt.”

The Doria Pamphilj Gallery inside

The Galleria Doria Pamphilj’s art collection was started by Pope Innocent X Pamphilj in 1644

Innocent X was the uncle of Camillo Pamphilj. Thus, the gallery has a beautiful collection of his furniture and works of art from his collection. Moreover, the Gallery of Mirror is one of the charming rooms in the palazzo. It includes frescoes depicting the Labors of Hercules, a masterpiece of the Bolognese painter Aurelian Miani. Also, the gallery was designed around 1730 by Gabriele Valvassori.

The Doria Pamphilj Gallery Rome

The third gallery is the Pamphilj Gallery with notable works such as: “Battle of the Port of Naples” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, the Flemish master. Moreover, you will find famous work by Guido Reni, where Mary adored her child.

The Doria Gallery contains several works by Jan Brueghel and paintings by Parmigianino. Also, there is a bust of Olympia Maidalchini Pamphilj, sister-in-law of Pope Innocent X, by Alessandro Algardi.

The Doria Pamphilj Gallery in Rome

The palace and the gallery are still privately owned by the old Roman noble family

There are no crowds in the gallery because it is not considered one of Rome’s main sites, thus, not that popular among tourists. However, the artworks there are important and worth seeing. You will have plenty of time to enjoy the works by Caravaggio, Tintoretto, and Brueghel.

The gallery paintings are in the same order that hasn’t changed over centuries. In addition, there is an 18-th century document that proves the details about each masterpiece’s exact placement.

Concerts

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There are regular concerts at Doria Pamphilj Gallery; you can check their schedule here.

These concerts are in the form of guided tours in English with Baroque music. You can enjoy music by Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Falconieri, Sanz, Caccini, Aranes, and many others.

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Useful Information

  • Address: Via del Corso, 305
  • Opening hours: 9 am to 7 pm daily
  • Price: 12 euro for adults and 8 euro for students or seniors over 65 years old
  • Official website: www.doriapamphilj.it

How to Get

  • Bus stop: Piazza Venezia with buses 64 and 87
  • Electric bus: 119

Nearby places

  • Palazzo Venezia
  • Church of the Gesu
  • Trevi Fountainn
  • Piazza Colonna
  • Altare della Patria

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  • What to see in 3 days
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Author: Kate Zusmann

For the last 10 years, I live in the Eternal City. Traveling, exploring new things, writing blogs, and shooting vlogs are my main hobbies, but the thing that I like even more is sharing my experience and thoughts with you! Explore Rome with Us :)

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