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  2. Palazzo Barberini - Wikipedia

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    Rome Art-Lover: Palazzo Barberini; Italian army ends museum stand-off, BBC News, Friday, 13 October 2006; Google Maps. The complex constituting the Palazzo Barberini is in the center, set back from the road on all sides, and askew. On the lower side of the image are the start of the Quirinal Palace gardens.

  3. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica - Wikipedia

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    The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica or National Gallery of Ancient Art is an art museum in Rome, Italy. It is the principal national collection of older paintings in Rome – mostly from before 1800; it does not hold any antiquities. It has two sites: the Palazzo Barberini and the Palazzo Corsini. [2]

  4. Museum Barberini - Wikipedia

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    The Museum Barberini is an art museum in Potsdam opened in 2017. Its exhibitions range from the so-called Old Masters to contemporary art, with an emphasis on impressionist painting. Centered around works from the collection of its founder and patron Hasso Plattner , the Barberini presents three temporary exhibitions per year, featuring loans ...

  5. List of museums in Rome - Wikipedia

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    List of museums in Rome. The city contains vast quantities of priceless art , sculpture and treasures , which are mainly stored in its many museums . List of museums divided by category, the main museums: [ 1 ]

  6. Barberini Faun - Wikipedia

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    Nudity in Greek art was nothing new; however, the blatant sexuality of this work makes it most interesting to twentieth-century eyes. His wantonly spread legs focus attention on his genitals. Not all viewers have found the Faun so indecorous: the Barberini Faun was reproduced on a Nymphenburg porcelain service in the 1830s.

  7. Guercino - Wikipedia

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    Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (February 8, 1591 – December 22, 1666), [1] better known as (il) Guercino [2] (Italian pronunciation: [ɡwerˈtʃiːno] ⓘ), was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from Cento in the Emilia region, who was active in Rome and Bologna. The vigorous naturalism of his early manner contrasts with the classical ...

  8. Museo Nazionale Romano - Wikipedia

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    The National Roman Museum (Italian: Museo Nazionale Romano) is a museum, with several branches in separate buildings throughout the city of Rome, Italy. It shows exhibits from the pre- and early history of Rome, with a focus on archaeological findings from the period of Ancient Rome .

  9. Sant'Agostino, Rome - Wikipedia

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    First conceived in 1286, the current basilica (completed in 1483) is known for its Renaissance architecture style; housing artwork by Roman artisans Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, and Giovanni Francesco Barbieri. It is also the burial site of Saint Monica, the mother of Augustine.