What To See at the Palazzo Colonna in Rome

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4Art Collection in the Galleria Colonna

The Colonna Gallery has a lovely collection of in situ art. Almost every inch of the walls is covered in artworks, piled one of top of the other. All the ceiling are decorated.

The gallery was originally conceived as a huge state room. It was intended to celebrate the victory of the Christian fleet over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. The commander of the papal fleet — family scion and warrior Marcantonio II Colonna — is depicted on the vault of the Great Hall and the Hall of the Battle Column.