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Boy with a Basket of Fruit

Boy with a Basket of Fruit, c.1593, is a painting generally ascribed to Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, currently in the Galleria Borghese, Rome.

Crucifixion between Sts. Jerome and ChristopherW
Crucifixion between Sts. Jerome and Christopher

The Crucifixion between Sts. Jerome and Christopher is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Pinturicchio, painted around 1481 and housed in the Borghese Gallery of Rome, Italy.

Danaë (Correggio)W
Danaë (Correggio)

Danaë is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Correggio, executed around 1531 and now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

David with the Head of Goliath (Caravaggio, Rome)W
David with the Head of Goliath (Caravaggio, Rome)

David with the Head of Goliath is a painting by the Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio. It is housed in the Galleria Borghese, Rome. The painting, which was in the collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese in 1650, has been dated as early as 1605 and as late as 1609–1610, with more recent scholars tending towards the former.

The Deposition (Raphael)W
The Deposition (Raphael)

The Deposition, also known as the Pala Baglione, Borghese Entombment or The Entombment, is an oil painting by the Italian High Renaissance painter Raphael. Signed and dated "Raphael. Urbinas. MDVII", the painting is in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. It is the central panel of a larger altarpiece commissioned by Atalanta Baglioni of Perugia in honor of her slain son, Grifonetto Baglioni. Like many works, it shares elements of the common subjects of the Deposition of Christ, the Lamentation of Christ, and the Entombment of Christ. The painting is on wood panel and measures 184 x 176 cm.

The Deposition (Rubens)W
The Deposition (Rubens)

The Deposition is a 1602 painting of the Deposition of Christ by Peter Paul Rubens, previously attributed to Van Dyck. It is not to be confused with Rubens' much larger and more famous Descent from the Cross in Antwerp Cathedral. It is now in the Galleria Borghese.

The Laughing Youth (Annibale Carracci)W
The Laughing Youth (Annibale Carracci)

The Laughing Youth or Head of a Laughing Youth is an oil on card painting by Annibale Carracci, later applied to a canvas support. Belonging to a group of 'ritrattini' or small portraits produced by the artist from 1582 onwards, it is first mentioned in the written record as ”Buffone che ride” in an inventory of the Borghese collection from 1693.

Leda and the Swan (Galleria Borghese)W
Leda and the Swan (Galleria Borghese)

Leda and the Swan is a tempera grassa on panel painting by an artist from the circle of Leonardo da Vinci, probably Cesare da Sesto. It dates to c.1510-1520 and is now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. It and other versions at Wilton House and the Uffizi are considered the three best copies after Leonardo's own lost Leda and the Swan.

Madonna and Child (Bellini, Rome)W
Madonna and Child (Bellini, Rome)

Madonna and Child is a c. 1510 painting by Giovanni Bellini, now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. It can be compared with the 1510 Madonna and Child (Brera), the 1505 Madonna del Prato (London) and the 1509 Madonna and Child (Detroit).

Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Dei Palafrenieri)W
Madonna and Child with St. Anne (Dei Palafrenieri)

The Madonna and Child with St. Anne is one of the mature religious works of the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, painted in 1605–1606, for the altar of the Archconfraternity of the Papal Grooms in the Basilica of Saint Peter. The painting was briefly exhibited in the parish church for the Vatican, Sant'Anna dei Palafrenieri, before its removal, presumably due to its unorthodox portrayal of the Virgin. It was subsequently sold to Cardinal Scipione Borghese, and now hangs in his palazzo, where it shares space along with five other Caravaggios: Boy with a Basket of Fruit, David with the head of Goliath, Young Sick Bacchus, Saint Jerome Writing, and St John the Baptist in the Desert.

Madonna with Child between Sts. Flavian and OnuphriusW
Madonna with Child between Sts. Flavian and Onuphrius

Madonna with Child between Saints Flavian and Onuphrius is an oil painting by Lorenzo Lotto, signed and dated 1508, now in the Borghese Gallery, Rome, Italy.

Manchester MadonnaW
Manchester Madonna

The Madonna and Child with St John and Angels (c. 1497), also known as The Manchester Madonna, is an unfinished painting attributed to Michelangelo in the National Gallery, London. It is one of three surviving panel paintings attributed to the artist and is dated to his first period in Rome. The painting's attribution to Michelangelo was in doubt for much of the 19th and 20th centuries, but now most scholars are in agreement. The work first came to public attention in the Art Treasures Exhibition in Manchester in 1857, hence the title the “Manchester Madonna”.

Portrait of a Gentleman (Lotto)W
Portrait of a Gentleman (Lotto)

Portrait of a Gentleman is a c.1535 oil on canvas painting by Lorenzo Lotto, an Italian painter, draughtsman, and illustrator, now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. It first appears in the written record in 1790, when it is mentioned in an inventory of the Galleria Borghese.

Portrait of a Man (Raphael)W
Portrait of a Man (Raphael)

The Portrait of a Man is an early work by the Italian Renaissance painter Raphael. It has previously been attributed to Hans Holbein and Perugino.

Portrait of Pope Paul VW
Portrait of Pope Paul V

Portrait of Pope Paul V is a painting by the Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), now in the Galleria Borghese, Rome.

Sacred and Profane LoveW
Sacred and Profane Love

Sacred and Profane Love is an oil painting by Titian, probably painted in 1514, early in his career. The painting is presumed to have been commissioned by Niccolò Aurelio, a secretary to the Venetian Council of Ten, whose coat of arms appears on the sarcophagus or fountain, to celebrate his marriage to a young widow, Laura Bagarotto. It perhaps depicts a figure representing the bride dressed in white, sitting beside Cupid and accompanied by the goddess Venus.

Saint Anthony Preaching to the FishW
Saint Anthony Preaching to the Fish

Saint Anthony Preaching to the Fish is a 1580–1585 oil on canvas painting of Anthony of Padua by Paolo Veronese, now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. Its original location is unknown, though its medium dimensions of 104 centimetres (41 in) by 150 centimetres (59 in) mean it may have been painted for the side wall of a chapel or as part of a cycle of paintings for a small school (scuola) somewhere in Veneto. It entered the collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese as a 1607 gift from Francesco Barbaro.

Saint Dominic (Titian)W
Saint Dominic (Titian)

Saint Dominic is a c.1565 painting of Saint Dominic by Titian, now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

Saint Jerome WritingW
Saint Jerome Writing

Saint Jerome Writing, also called Saint Jerome in His Study or simply Saint Jerome, is an oil painting by Italian painter Caravaggio. Generally dated to 1605–06, the painting is located in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

Saint John the Baptist PreachingW
Saint John the Baptist Preaching

Saint John the Baptist Preaching is a 1562 oil on canvas painting of John the Baptist by Paolo Veronese, now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. It entered the collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese as a 1607 gift from Francesco Barbaro. In the painting John the Baptist acts primarily and quite literally as a messenger for the coming of Jesus.

St Sebastian (Rubens)W
St Sebastian (Rubens)

St Sebastian is a painting of c. 1614 by Peter Paul Rubens, showing the Christian Saint Sebastian. It dates to the early years of Rubens' stay in Rome - its sinuous line and defined figures are thought to be the result of his studies of Michelangelo and of Flemish Mannerism. It was bought by the Borghese directly from cardinal Neri Corsini in Brussels. It is now in the Borghese collection.

Still Life with Fruit (Caravaggio)W
Still Life with Fruit (Caravaggio)

Still Life with Fruit on a Stone Ledge is a painting attributed to the Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610).

Susanna and the Elders (Rubens)W
Susanna and the Elders (Rubens)

Susanna and the Elders is a painting by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens from 1607. It is housed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, Italy. There is another version, a youthful work from 1608, in Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, in Madrid.

Tobias and the Angel (Savoldo)W
Tobias and the Angel (Savoldo)

Tobias and the Angel is a c.1527 oil on canvas painting by Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo. Since 1910 it has been in the Galleria Borghese after the Galleria's director Giulio Cantalamessa saw the work in a private house in Tivoli and corrected its misattribution to Titian It hangs in the Sala dell Aurora.

Venus Blindfolding CupidW
Venus Blindfolding Cupid

Venus Blindfolding Cupid is a c.1565 painting by Titian, now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

Young Sick BacchusW
Young Sick Bacchus

The Young Sick Bacchus, also known as the Sick Bacchus or the Self-Portrait as Bacchus, is an early self-portrait by the Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, dated between 1593 and 1594. It now hangs in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. According to Caravaggio's first biographer, Giovanni Baglione, it was a cabinet piece painted by the artist using a mirror.

Young Woman with UnicornW
Young Woman with Unicorn

Portrait of Young Woman with Unicorn is a painting by Raphael, which art historians date to 1505 or 1506. It is in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. The painting was originally oil on panel, and was transferred to canvas during conservation work in 1934. It was in the course of this work that overpainting was removed, revealing the unicorn, and removing the wheel, cloak, and palm frond that had been added by an unknown painter during the mid-17th century.