The Palazzo Chigi of Ariccia was the ducal palace of the Chigi family located in the center of the town of Ariccia, near Rome, Italy. Originally a 15th-century palace of the Savelli family stood at the site, it was rebuilt during 1664 to 1672, in a

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

style by the Chigi Family. The work was a collaboration between

Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (, , ; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 159828 November 1680) was an Italian sculptor and architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was more prominently the leading sculptor of his ...

and his pupil Carlo Fontana. The sober exterior does not reflect the highly decorated interiors. The palace and park were ceded to the Commune in 1988 by the prince

Agostino Chigi Albani della Rovere Agostino may refer to: * Agostino (name) * ''Agostino'' (film), an Italian film directed by Mauro Bolognini * ''Agostino'' (novel), a short novel by Alberto Moravia *, an Italian coaster See also * Agostini (disambiguation) * D'Agostino (disambig ...

, and now served as a host of exhibitions and events. It hosts the ''Museo del Barocco Romano'' encompassed by some of the remaining Chigi family collections. These include the following paintings: *''Four Seasons'' by Mario de’ Fiori in collaboration with

Carlo Maratti Carlo Maratta or Maratti (13 May 162515 December 1713) was an Italian painter, active mostly in Rome, and known principally for his classicizing paintings executed in a Late Baroque Classical manner. Although he is part of the classical tradition ...

, Bernardino Mei, Giacinto Brandi,

Giovanni Maria Morandi Giovanni Maria Morandi (30 April 1622 – 18 February 1717) was an Italian painter, mainly active in Rome and his natal city of Florence, but also Venice. He is said to have briefly trained in Florence with Sigismondo Coccapani and Giovann ...

, and

Filippo Lauri Filippo Lauri (25 August 1623 - 12 December 1694) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome. ''Miracle of St Vincent Ferrer'' Born and active in Rome, his story was featured in the biographies by Baldinucci. He first s ...

*''Allegory of the Senses'' by Pier Francesco Mola *''Preparatory sketches (cartoons) for mosaics of the cupola of St Peter's Basilica'' by

Cavalier d’Arpino Giuseppe Cesari (14 February 1568 – 3 July 1640) was an Italian Mannerist painter, also named Il Giuseppino and called ''Cavaliere d'Arpino'', because he was created ''Cavaliere di Cristo'' by his patron Pope Clement VIII. He was much patroni ...

*''I “feudi Chigi con cani levrieri'' by Michelangelo Pace also called “il Campidoglio” *''Finti arazzi'' commissioned by Cardinal Ottoboni from Domenico Paradisi,

Michelangelo Ricciolini Michelangelo Ricciolini (29 September 1654 – 10 December 1715) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He first studied at Rome under Angelo Canini, then joined the large studio of Carlo Maratta.Francesco Borgognone Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

for the Palazzo della Cancelleria *''Finti arazzi con giochi di putti'' by Giovanni Battista Magni “il Modanino”; *Landscapes by Jos de Momper, Tempestino, and Egidio de Monte *''Pindar and Pan'' by

Salvator Rosa Salvator Rosa (1615 –1673) is best known today as an Italian Baroque painter, whose romanticized landscapes and history paintings, often set in dark and untamed nature, exerted considerable influence from the 17th century into the early 19th ...

*''Blessed Giovanni Chigi in penitence'' by Giovanni Battista Gaulli called "Il Baciccio" *''Marine landscape with St Augustine'' by Jos de Momper and Alessandro Mattia da Farnese. *''Portrait of Pope Clement IX and Cardinal Sigismondo Chigi'' by Il Baciccio *''Portrait of Cardinal Flavio Chigi'' by Jacob Ferdinand Voet *''Portrait of Sister Maria Lutugarda'' by JF Voet *''Portrait of Sister Flavia Virginia'' by JF Voet *''Portrait of Agostino Chigi'' by JF Voet *''Portrait of Maria Virginia Borghese'' by JF Voet *''Serie delle Belle'' by

Anna Caffarelli Minutoli Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

*''Portrait of

Maria Virginia Borghese Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...

'' by

*''Portrait of Mario Chigi'' by GM Morandi *''Portrait of venerable

Aurelio Chigi Aurelio may refer to: People Politicians *Aurelio D. Gonzales Jr. (born 1964), congressman in the Philippines * Aurélio de Lira Tavares (1905–1998), President of Brazil *Aurelio Martínez, Honduran politician *Aurelio Mosquera (1883–1939), Pr ...

'' by Francesco Vanni *''Portrait of Cardinal Fabio Chigi'' by Carlo Cesi *''Portrait of Suor Berenice'' by

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*Works by Loreti, Guttembrun, Masucci, and Kobler The park contains Roman spolia and the remains of buildings used as part of a hunting preserve.Palazzo Chigi
official site.

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