Masterpieces from the
Borghese Gallery in Paris
Masterpieces from the
Borghese Gallery in Paris
Exhibition at the Musée Jacquemart-André
Masterpieces from the Borghese Gallery
Masterpieces from the Borghese Gallery
Exhibition at the Musée Jacquemart-André
until 5 January 2025
After being closed for more than a year for renovation work, the Musée Jacquemart-André is celebrating its reopening with a bang: forty ‘Masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese’ are on display. While the exhibition is running in Paris, the museum in Rome is being renovated.
It was a great idea not to simply store the works during this time, but to loan them to another museum. There could hardly be a more fitting location: like Cardinal Scipione Borghese, Édouard André and Nélie Jacquemart were also great fans of Italian art from the Middle Ages to the 18th century and certainly visited the Galleria during their many travels.
The Details
at a glance
Exhibition:
Masterpieces from the Borghese Gallery
6 September 2024 to 5 January 2025
Opening Hours:
Daily, 10.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Fridays until 10.00 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays until 8 p.m.
Last access 30 minutes before closing.
Prices:
EUR 18 for adults
EUR 17 for senior citizens over the age of 65
EUR 15 for students
EUR 9.50 for young people between 7 and 25 years
EUR 49 Family card (for 2 adults and 2 kids between 7 and 17 years)
free admission for children under the age of 7
Eight rooms on the upper floor are each dedicated to one theme. Themes such as ‘Portraits’, ‘Cupid and Eros’, ‘Bodies and Dramatic Transformations’.
Caravaggio, Rubens, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Bernini – the greatest masters of Italian painting are gathered here. Painters from the Nordic countries who spent time in Italy are also represented, including Rubens and van Honthorst.
Lesser-known but no less talented artists such as Carracci and Bassano complete the exhibition.
The exhibition
Masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese
Scipion Caffarelli-Borghèse (1577-1633) was a nephew of Pope Paul V (Camille Borghese) and was appointed cardinal by him. This position enabled him to amass an unrivalled art collection – not always by entirely legal means.
For example, he had Raphael’s Deposition from the Cross stolen from the Baglioni Chapel in Perugia and brought to Rome. This was in line with a trend of his time: religious painting was no longer restricted to sacred buildings, but was also collected privately. In fact, artistic aspects took centre stage. The cardinal was free of dogmatic tendencies and so the exhibition includes a ‘Depiction of the Virgin’ by Botticelli, ‘The Flagellation of Christ’ by Titian or ‘Susanna and the Elders’ by Rubens as well as two depictions of ‘Leda with the Swan’, ‘The Lady with the Unicorn’ by Raphael or ‘Venus Blindfolds Cupid’ by Titian.
As you can see, some important works have made it from Rome to Paris!
Other highlights: ‘Boy with Fruit Basket’ by Caravaggio, ‘Sybille’ by Dominiquin and ‘The Sermon of St John the Baptist’ by Veronese.
The only artist with his own room is Lorenzo Bernini. Cardinal Borghese was one of the earliest patrons of the young sculptor, whose sculptures ‘The Goat Amalthea’ and a ‘Bust of Gregory XV’ can be seen here, as well as a self-portrait that reflects his talent as a painter.
Conclusion
The museum is always worth a visit anyway, if only for the magnificent conservatory, which now shines in new splendour after its renovation. Add to that these marvellous paintings – don’t miss it!
And then the exhibition… It is an exceptional moment, a special event to be able to admire these top works from Rome in Paris. So if you can’t decide between a visit to Rome or Paris: Take Paris, and you’ll get a little bit of Rome to boot until January 😉
After the exhibition, it’s worth queuing in front of the tearoom/restaurant. Here you can indulge in delicacies in the original Jacquemart-Andrés dining room (I recommend the lemon tart).
Your Anne
Official website of the Musée Jacquemart-André (FRZ/EN): www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com
Text and image rights: © Céline Mülich, 2024
With the support of Anne Okolowitz.
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