Palazzo Barberini Palazzo Barberini The Palazzo Barberini () is a 17th-century palace in Rome, facing the Piazza Barberini in Rione Trevi. It houses the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica. The sloping site had formerly been occupied by a garden-vineyard of the Sforza family, in which a "palazzetto" had been built in 1549. The sloping site passed from one cardinal to another during the sixteenth century, with no project fully getting off the ground. When Cardinal Alessandro Sforza met financial hardships, the still semi-urban site was purchased in 1625 by Maffeo Barberini, of the Barberini family, who became Pope Urban VIII. Three great architects
Arts in Rome Corsini, located in Trastevere, was built by Cardinal Neri Maria Corsini (grandson of Pope Clement XII) in the first half of the 18th century. It now houses the Corsini Gallery and the seat of Accademia dei Lincei; the Orto botanico di Roma is located in the garden. The Palazzo Barberini was built between 1625 and 1633. It is located in the Via delle Quattro Fontane, near the Piazza Barberini. It was the seat of the Barberini family and now houses the National Gallery of Ancient Art and the Italian Institute of Numismatics. The Palazzo Del Drago Gentili Boccapaduli is located