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Portrait of a mistress
The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica di Palazzo Corsini in Rome, Italy
This 15th-century palace houses the original half of Rome's National Gallery of paintings (the other half's in the Palazzo Barberini, near Via Veneto). The paintings are hung sort of all squished together, but its worth a visit for some surprisingly big names—surprising because barely anyone even knows this painting gallery exists.Search out especially Murillo's Madonna and Child, Caravaggio's St. John the Baptist, a triptych by Fra' Angelico, and Guido Reni's Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist. Also be on the lookout for fine works by Andrea del Sarto, Rubens, Van Dyck, Joos van Cleve, Guercino, and Luca Giordano.
If you're curious what Raphael saw in the baker's daughter (see La Farnesina), there's a pretty good copy here of his portrait of her, La Fornarina (the original is in the Palazzo Barberini half of the collection).
Via della Lungara 10
tel. +39-06-6880-2323
Closed Monday, and afternoons on Saturday and Sunday
www.galleriaborghese.it/corsini/it/default.htm
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