For its first exhibition after more than one year of renovation work, the Musée Jacquemart- André will present around forty masterpieces from Rome’s famous Borghese Gallery. This exceptional partnership between the two institutions will give the public a unique opportunity to admire in Paris an ensemble of major works by famous artists from the Renaissance and Baroque periods rarely loaned outside Italy, from Caravaggio to Rubens, along with works by Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Veronese, Antonello da Messina, and Bernini.
The Villa Borghese Pinciana, which now houses the Borghese Gallery, was built between 1607 and 1616 by the powerful Cardinal Scipione Borghese (1577–1633), a nephew of Pope Paul V (1550–1621). Drawing his inspiration from the luxurious Roman villas, Scipione wished to use the palace surrounded by gardens for exhibiting his collections of antique works and contemporary paintings and sculptures, evoking a new golden age. Possessed of great taste in art, an insatiable curiosity, and an extraordinary ability to identify the masterpieces amongst the works of his time, Scipione Borghese completed his collection by every possible means, legal or otherwise. Go to Website
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