Chi viveva a Villa Borghese?
Chi viveva a Villa Borghese?
Il nome della villa deriva dalla prima residenza del Cardinal Scipione Borghese, il “Casino Nobile”, fatto edificare all'inizio del Seicento su progetto di Flaminio Ponzio e di Giovanni Vasanzio e trasformato nel Novecento in museo, una delle più prestigiose raccolte di opere d'arte dal XVI al XVIII secolo, con ...
What is the Borghese in Rome?
- Villa Borghese is a landscape garden in Rome, containing a number of buildings, museums (see Galleria Borghese) and attractions. It is the third largest public park in Rome (80 hectares or 197.7 acres) after the ones of the Villa Doria Pamphili and Villa Ada.
What is Villa Borghese famous for?
- Villa Borghese gardens. Villa Borghese is a landscape garden in the naturalistic English manner in Rome, containing a number of buildings, museums (see Galleria Borghese) and attractions. It is the third largest public park in Rome (80 hectares or 197.7 acres) after the ones of the Villa Doria Pamphili and Villa Ada.
When was the Borghese gardens in Rome built?
- Villas in the gardens. Today the Galleria Borghese is housed in the Villa Borghese itself. The Villa Giulia adjoining the Villa Borghese gardens was built in 15 as a summer residence for Pope Julius III; now it contains the Etruscan Museum (Museo Etrusco).
Where is the Galleria Borghese?
- Today the Galleria Borghese is housed in the Villa Borghese itself. The garden Casino Borghese, built on a rise above the Villa by the architect Giovanni Vasanzio, was set up by Camillo Borghese to contain sculptures by Bernini from the Borghese collection, including his David and his Daphne, and paintings by Titian, Raphael and Caravaggio.
