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| Annibale Carracci |
Palazzo Farnese, one of the most beautiful palaces in Rome, open to the public to display his art collection from the Renaissance to the present. It was commissioned by Alessandro Farnese (1468-1549), who in 1534 become Pope Paul III. The building, begun in 1514 by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, continued under the direction of Michelangelo (1546-1549), then finally by Vignola and Giacomo della Porta, who completed it in 1589.
The Cardinals Ranuccio, and Edward Alexander Farnese, Paul III's descendants, entrusted to the major artists of the pictorial decoration of the halls of representation: towards 1560, the Great Hall of the Fasti Farnese, around 1600, the dressing room, then the Carracci's gallery, where you can admire the beautiful works by Annibale Carracci.
In the past Palazzo Farnese was purchased from France and then sold to Italy. Since 1936 the palace, located in Piazza Farnese, just off Campo dei Fiori, host the French embassy.
For anyone with a passion for art I would highly recommend this exhibition!
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