The Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica gives you two more palace-museums to visit, with its collection split between Palazzo Barberini and Galleria Corsini. The Palazzo Barberini was built in the 17th century after one of their own made Pope. The building was constructed in celebration of Pope Urban VIII’s papacy and today, houses several historic masterpieces, such as the Allegory of Divine Providence – a fresco done by Italian painter Pietro de Cortona. It rests on the ceiling of the grand salon of the palace and took nearly three years to complete. The Galleria Corsini used to be the residence of Christina, a Swede Queen who migrated to Rome in 1655 until it was bought over by the Corsini family in 1736, when Lorenzo Corsini was made Pope (Clement XII). Many of the works found here were largely donated by the Corsini family, comprising of early Renaissance to late 18th Century art of both historic and religious significance. Tucked at the edge of a neighbourhood, the museum is easy to miss but that also means that it is usually quite devoid of human traffic! Break free from the standard tourist hotspots and step back through time in this majestic gem of Italian art and architecture!