Palazzo Barberini unveils new display of Caravaggio paintings

The Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica (National Galleries of Ancient Art) at Palazzo Barberini in Rome present a new display of Caravaggio’s paintings, with the intention of ensuring a better view of the artist’s masterpieces and to enjoy a new perspective view that brings into dialogue the Narcissus, recently returned from the exhibition Lacan, the exposition. When Art Meets Psychoanalysis, at the Centre Pompidou in Metz, now displayed on the wall opposite the one that houses Merisi’s Saint Francis in Meditation, in room 26 on the main floor.

For Judith and Holofernes, perhaps the museum’s most iconic work, the decision was made to give it a new lease of life: it is now on display in room 27, with an installation solution functional to improving the visitor experience, with the aim of allowing visitors an easier stop in front of the painting.

Finally, until July 15, 2024, an exceptional guest enriches the Caravaggesque experience among the rooms of the Palace: right in front of Judith and Holofernes, and in dialogue with it, it is now possible to admire St. John the Baptist usually kept at the Corsini Gallery. This is an opportunity to find reunited and discover with new insight the relationships between the extraordinary paintings by Caravaggio belonging to the museum’s collections.

The National Galleries of Ancient Art are also participating in the European Night of Museums on Saturday, May 18, by extraordinarily opening the Palazzo Barberini venue from 7 to 10 p.m. (last access 9 p.m.) at a cost of 1 euro. Open the halls of the exhibition space, where the exhibition Effetto Notte. New American Realism and the halls of the main floor with the new display of Caravaggio paintings and the exhibition Raphael, Titian, Rubens. Masterpieces from the Borghese Gallery at Palazzo Barberini.

For info: www.barberinicorsini.org

Hours: Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Closed Mondays.

Palazzo Barberini unveils new display of Caravaggio paintings

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