Galleria Borghese contains a superb art collection, including some of Baroque genius Gian Lorenzo Bernini's finest works: Note how Pluto's fingers press into the goddess's thigh in his Rape of Persephone (1622) and how the fleeing nymph's fingers metamorphose into laurel branches in Apollo and Daphne (1625).
Also here are works by Caravaggio, Titian, Raphael, Giorgione, Rubens, and Pinturicchio (the Borgheses sure liked their masterpieces). When it all gets too much for the kids, an unspectacular but well-intentioned zoo is a short stroll across the park.
Galleria Borghese is one the most popular attractions in Rome and one of the finest private collections of art in the world. Villa Borghese Art Museum is located in what was at one time called the Villa Borghese Pinciana.
When you visit the Galleria Borghese, you can also expect to see some of the earliest and most impressive sculptures by Bernini. In addition to the widely recognized sculptures, there are three busts including that of Pope Paul V, uncle to the brilliant sculptor’s first patron. Two of the most famous Bernini sculptures in the Galleria Borghese are The Great Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and A Faun and Apollo and Daphne.