In 1613, one of the first descriptions of the collection of Cardinal Scipio Burghesius appeared. Today, this collection includes ancient Roman sculptural works, masterpieces of painting by masters who worked before the XVIII century, etc. The collection is based on 107 paintings that the cardinal received as a gift from the Pope in 1607. All of them were confiscated from the studio of the Mannerist artist Giuseppe Cesari.
The collection has expanded over the past several centuries. In 1682, the Borghese family inherited works of art from the collection of the Florentine family Aldobrandini. In the 1770s, the collection was significantly expanded by Prince Marcantonio IV Borghesius, who reorganized the family estate. At the beginning of the XIX century, a significant part of the items were sold to France, and two decades later they made up for the losses due to the discovery of ancient artifacts during archaeological excavations. In particular, in 1834, a mosaic depicting gladiators was discovered in the possession of Camillo Borghese.
Below are the individual works that are kept in the Borghese Gallery. About the gallery itself, which was originally the Villa Borghese, we will tell in the next publication.
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