Bernini and the Barberinis

Following the success of the Caravage 2025 exhibition, the Palazzo Barberini dedicates a major exhibition to the privileged relationship between the genius of the Baroque and the powerful Barberini family. Gian Lorenzo Bernini found in the Barberini enlightened patrons who allowed the blossoming of his exceptional talent. The exhibition brings together sculptures, paintings and decorative arts that testify to this fruitful collaboration that transformed the face of Rome in the 17th century. The palace rooms house masterpieces that illustrate Bernini's technical mastery and artistic vision, capable of giving life to marble and creating theatrical compositions of a rare dramatic intensity. The route reveals how Baroque art became a tool of power and family glorification, while reaching unparalleled aesthetic heights. An immersion in the golden age of Roman Baroque.