Palazzo and Galleria Spada

The Palazzo Spada is a Roman palace which hosts a great art collection, Spada Gallery. The Palazzo Spada was a property of the Italian State since 1927 and present time it houses the Council of State of Italy, offering luxurious frescos and mosaics in its rooms.

The main museum’s collection contains 4 galleries of paintings of 16th and 17th centuries. They include works of Baroque, Renaissance by Jan Brueghel, Elder, Guido Reni, Michelangelo Cerquozzi, Dürer, Titian, Andrea del Sarto, Rubens, Caravaggio, Salvator Rosa, Francesco Solimena, Guercino, Parmigianino, Giambattista Gaulli, Artemisia Gentileschi, Domenichino, Pietro Testa and Orazio.

The walls of few rooms on the first floor of the Museum are crammed by the artworks which have multilingual notes for the visitors. Besides, the guests of the Palazzo Spada can admire its luxurious architectural feature, which is represented by an attractive and amusing trompe l'oeil arcade and Borromini's popular Galleria prospettica.

On the ground floor of the Gallery is located a shop offering art books, guide books, postcards, posters, catalogues and items inspired by and dedicated to the masterpieces of the Museum.

Location:Palazzo / Galleria Spada
Piazza Capo di Ferro 3
Via Capodiferro
I-00186 Rome
Italy
Hours:Tuesday to Sunday, from 8.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Phone:+39 06 6832409





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