The Doria Pamphilj Gallery, located in the namesake Palace between Via del Corso and Via della Gatta, is a large private collection that originated in 1651, when Giambattista Pamphilj (Pope Innocent X) decided to coerce paintings and furnishings of his home. Already the Gallery possessed some Velazquez, then was greatly enriched with works by Raphael, Titian, Parmigianino, Beccafumi and Caravaggio ("The good fortune", now in the Louvre). Later it bought many paintings by Bolognese, Claude Lorrain and some works from the Bonello and Savelli collections. It dates back to 1760, under the branch family Doria Pamphilj, the purchase of works by Bronzino, Sebastiano del Piombo and a series of tapestries. In 1838 there was the inauguration of the Sala Aldobrandini; in the nineteenth century the last purchase of works. With the growth of the fortunes of the family, the Palace was extended, and is still the biggest in Rome: in addition to the state rooms, which house the collections, it includes a chapel, designed by Carlo Fontana and a courtyard. Among the jewels of the collection: the "Portrait of Pope Innocent X", by Velázquez (1650) and "Salome", by Titian (1515).

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Every day from 9:00 a.m. to to 7:00 p.m.

The Palace can be booked for receptions and conferences.