| Palazzo Corsini | |
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 The rear entrance of the Palazzo Corsini | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Rome,Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°53′36″N12°28′00″E / 41.893329°N 12.466586°E /41.893329; 12.466586 |
ThePalazzo Corsini is a prominent late-baroque palace inRome, erected for theCorsini family between 1730 and 1740 as an elaboration of the prior building on the site, a 15th-century villa of theRiario family, based on designs ofFerdinando Fuga. It is located in theTrastevere section of the city, and stands beside theVilla Farnesina.
During 1659–1689, the former Riario palace had hosted the eccentricChristina, Queen of Sweden, who abdicated, converted, and moved to Rome. Under her patronage, this was the site for the first meetings of the RomanAccademia dell'Arcadia.
In 1736, the FlorentineCardinalNeri Maria Corsini, nephew ofPope Clement XII (formerly Cardinal Lorenzo Corsini), acquired the villa and land, and commissioned the structure now standing. During the Napoleonic occupation of Rome, the palace hostedJoseph Bonaparte.
Today, the palace hosts some offices of theNational Academy of Science (Accademia dei Lincei) and theGalleria Corsini. The gardens, which rise up the Janiculum hill, are part of theOrto Botanico dell'Università di Roma "La Sapienza", abotanical garden. This also, is not the sole Palazzo Corsini in Italy; there are a handful of palaces belonging to various lines of this Florentine family, which acquired and built this Roman palace, sometime referred to asPalazzo Corsini alla Lungara only upon the ascension of their family member to the papacy. Another Corsini palace of note include thePalazzo Corsini al Parione, facing the banks of the Arno inFlorence.
TheGalleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica di Palazzo Corsini orNational Gallery of Antique Art in the Corsini Palace is a prominent art museum comprising the first floor of the palace. The nationalArte Antica collections (typically post-year 1000 A.D.) in Rome consist of a number of sites, includingPalazzo Barberini,Galleria Borghese, and the Palazzo Corsini.
The majority of the major works in theCorsini Gallery collection were donated by theCorsini family, and initially were gathered by the avid 17th century collector, the cardinal Neri Maria Corsini, and added to by other members and from collections ofPope Clement XII and his nephew. In 1883, this palace and its contents were sold to the state, and the collection is displayed in its original location. The collection encompasses the breadth of mainly Italian art from early-Renaissance to late-18th century. It has both religious and historical works, as well as landscapes andgenre paintings.
| Painter | Span | Work | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beato Angelico | Pentecost, Ascension, and Last Judgement | [1] | |
| Cavalier d'Arpino | 1560–1640 | Resurrection of Lazarus | |
| Jacopo Bassano | 1515–1592 | Adoration of the shepherds | [2] |
| Marco Benefial | 1684–1786 | Vision of Santa Catherine of Genoa | |
| Annibale Carracci | 1560–1609 | St. Francis | |
| Caravaggio | St. John the Baptist, c. 1600 | [3] | |
| Marten van Cleef | Rural festivity | ||
| Donato Creti | 1671–1749 | Adoration by the Magi | |
| Donato Creti | 1671–1749 | Vision of Jacob | |
| Cristoph van Der Lamen | The rescue | ||
| Anthony van Dyck | 1599–1641 | Madonna della Paglia | [4] |
| Marcantonio Franceschini | 1648–1729 | Ascension of the Magdalen | |
| Francesco Francia | 1450–1517 | St. George and the dragon | |
| Orazio Gentileschi | 1563–1646 | Madonna and child | [5] |
| Luca Giordano | 1634–1705 | Christ before the doctors | |
| Luca Giordano | 1634–1705 | Entry of Christ to Jerusalem | |
| Guercino | 1591–1666 | Apollo and Marysas | |
| Hans Hoffmann | The Leper | ||
| Angelica Kauffman | Portrait | ||
| Giovanni Lanfranco | St. Peter and St. Agatha | ||
| Giovanni Lanfranco | 1582–1647 | Ascension of the Magdalen | |
| Giovanni Lanfranco | 1582–1647 | Tamar and Judith | |
| Master del Solomon's Judgement | Denial by Peter | ||
| Carlo Maratta | 1625–1713 | Madonna with the Bambino | |
| Carlo Maratta | 1625–1713 | Young St John the Baptist & Angels | |
| Carlo Maratta | 1625–1713 | Trinity | |
| Carlo Maratta | 1625–1713 | Martyrdom of St. Andrew | |
| Carlo Maratta | 1625–1713 | Rebecca at the well | |
| Carlo Maratta | 1625–1713 | Flight to Egypt | |
| Agostino Masucci | 1690–1768 | ||
| Pier Francesco Mola | 1612–1666 | Homer | |
| Bartolomé Esteban Murillo | Madonna with the Bambino | [6] | |
| Giovanni Battista Piazzetta | 1682–1754 | Judith | |
| Nicolas Poussin | Triumph of Ovid | ||
| Mattia Preti | 1613–1699 | Tribute of gold | |
| Mattia Preti | 1613–1699 | San Bartolomeo | |
| Guido Reni | 1575–1642 | Portrait ofBeatrice Cenci | |
| Guido Reni | 1575–1642 | Magdalen | |
| Guido Reni | 1575–1642 | Ecce Homo | |
| Guido Reni | 1575–1642 | Salomè with head of the Baptist, St. Joseph and Christ crowned with thorns | |
| Guido Reni | 1575–1642 | Herod | |
| Guido Reni | 1575–1642 | St. Joseph | |
| Jusepe de Ribera | Venus and dead Adonis | [7] | |
| Giovan Francesco Romanelli | 1610–1662 | Adoration by the Magi | |
| Giovan Francesco Romanelli | 1610–1662 | Adoration by the Shepherds | |
| Theodor Rombouts | 1597–1637 | Concert | |
| Salvator Rosa | 1615–1673 | ||
| Peter Paul Rubens | 1577–1640 | St. Sebastian healed by angels | [8] |
| Giovanni Battista Salvi (Sassoferrato) | 1605–1685 | ||
| Andrea del Sarto | 1486–1531 | Madonna with the Bambino | |
| Bartolomeo Schedoni | 1578–1615 | ||
| Johann Heinrich Schonfeld | 1609–1683 | ||
| Gerard Seghers | 1591–1651 | ||
| Massimo Stanzione | 1585–1656 | ||
| Nicolas Tournier | 1590–1657 | ||
| Francesco Trevisani | Martyrdom of St. Lawrence | ||
| Francesco Trevisani | Martyrdom of St. Lucy | ||
| Francesco Trevisani | The Virgin grieving | ||
| Francesco Trevisani | Magdalen | ||
| Lucas Van Uder | 1595–1672 | ||
| Gaspar Van Wittel | 1595–1672 | ||
| Simon Vouet | Herod | ||
| Philips Wouwerman | 1619–1668 |
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| Preceded by Palazzo Poli | Landmarks of Rome Palazzo Corsini, Rome | Succeeded by Palazzo Ruspoli, Rome |
