Rome hosts farnese masterpieces in landmark exhibition

Atotal of 140 masterpieces from the prized Farnese collection of artworks and archaeological findings will be showcased until May 18 at Villa Caffarelli, which is part of the Capitoline Museums in Rome, CE Report quotes ANSA.

The exhibit provides a unique insight into the most significant artworks of a collection that reached its utmost splendour from the beginning of the 16th century until the start of the 17th.

The show called "The Farnese in 16th-century Rome.

Origins and fortune of a Collection", curated by Claudio Parisi Presicce and Chiara Rabbi Bernard, is one of the most significant projects organized by the Cultural Superintendency of Rome as part of Jubilee Year celebrations.

Masterworks on display include the portrait of Paul III with Camauro by Titian, a series of preparatory drawings for Annibale Carracci's frescoes that decorated the Gallery of Palazzo Farnese, as well as the Book of Hours created by El Greco for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, on loan from the Morgan Library in New York.