Dreaming of la dolce vita? Here are 7 sumptuous private art collections you can visit next time you’re in Italy:
, a fresco cycle by Pietro da Cortona, in the vault of the gallery, Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Rome. Photo: DeAgostini/Getty Images.
The Medicis, the Borghese, the Barberini—these are but a few of the famous Italian collecting families with sagas and intrigues so impressive we still repeat their names today .ruitful and at times fraught relationships between patrons and painters have flourished in Italy perhaps more vividly than anywhere else on earth. From Piedmont to Palermo, the testaments to these collectors’ ambitions fill museums, churches, and historic homes from across the centuries.
If you’re planning a trip to Italy this summer—or simply dreaming of your own life of leisure—why not add a visit to a private collection to your next European tour? From villas packed with iconic American Pop art to opulent homes filled with Renaissance treasures, this historic nation of collectors has something for every taste.A James Turrell skyspace at Villa Panza, Varese, Italy. Photo: Eddy Buttarelli/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.
Francesco Federico Cerruti kept his holdings shrouded in mystery, hidden away in his villa in Rivoli. Rather than binding himself to a specific focus or period, he simply sought the very best: Cerruti carefully acquired exquisite works dating from the Middle Ages through Futurism up to Pop Art and beyond.
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