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This acquisition is part of a project, strongly championed by the museum, to recompose and restore the original appearance of its collection through a careful and rigorous process of reconstructing the museum\u2019s historical and collecting identity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With <b>Return to Galleria Borghese<\/b>, alongside the exhibition<a href=\"https:\/\/galleriaborghese.cultura.gov.it\/en\/exhibition\/marcello-provenzale-from-cento\/\"> <b>Marcello Provenzale of Cento: A Genius of Baroque Mosaic in the Rome of the Borghese<\/b> <\/a>, the museum resumes its program of &#8220;dossier exhibitions.&#8221; These are research projects focused on a selected number of works from the collection, designed to explore crucial turning points in its history and restore its original character to the public, refocusing attention on a central chapter of its collecting legacy through history, attributions, and critical rediscovery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The arched panel, whose Borghese provenance is documented in 17th-century inventories as a work by Raphael\u2014to whom Penni was a close collaborator\u2014is displayed in the very room that houses Renaissance painting and the masterpieces of the great Umbrian and Tuscan master, marking a reunification awaited for over two centuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The allegory is presented alongside <i>Charity<\/i>, its original pendant, now in a private collection. The reconstruction of this diptych, which was separated at the end of the 18th century, provides an opportunity to reinterpret a decisive passage in the collection&#8217;s history, from its first mentions in inventories to the Ottley sales (1797\u20131799), which dispersed numerous works under the pressure of Napoleonic events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Alongside the dialogue between the two panels, the exhibition explores the figure of Giovan Francesco Penni, a key protagonist in the dissemination of Raphael&#8217;s style in early 16th-century Rome. The presence of the <i>Adoration of the Child with Saint Joseph and the Infant Saint John<\/i>, from the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity in Cava de\u2019 Tirreni\u2014one of the few certain works by the artist\u2014serves as a fundamental point of comparison for the attributional study of the Borghese panels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The integration of these three works with the masterpieces already in the room provides a detailed picture of the master&#8217;s workshop, highlighting the stylistic continuities and collaborative dynamics that characterized the group&#8217;s production. <b>Return to Galleria Borghese: Giovan Francesco Penni and Raphael\u2019s Workshop<\/b> thus intertwines the history of collecting, attributional research, and reflection on the shared work of the workshop, conveying the complexity of early 16th-century figurative culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From March 17 to May 10, 2026, Galleria Borghese will host an exhibition curated by Lucia Calzona, dedicated to the &#8220;homecoming&#8221; of a precious allegory, the Allegory of Good Hope, attributed to Giovan Francesco Penni and acquired at auction on May 14, 2025. 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