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Hall 19, 20
From the Sixteen Hundreds to the Eighteen Hundreds

These two halls are still in the process of organization due to the poor condition of most of the painting from this period. Only after their having been restored will it be possible to set up these halls in a definitive way. In the future the paintings of the 19th century will be placed on exhibition in an area of the museum that has not yet been prepared. The main attraction of hall XIX is the work of two local painters of the 17 th century, Giovan Battista Pacetti and Giovan Ventura Borghesi. The former, who began working in the first part of the century based his style on the baroque which predominated in Rome during the first three decades of the century. The latter, who worked until the beginning of the 18th century was a faithful follower of Pietro da Cortona.

Hall XX house a number of paintings which in style are very different one from another. There is the "Domine Quo Vadis" by Francesco Mancini, a painting of fine quality in the classical style of the sixteen hundreds which served various artists as a point of departure for the development of 18th century neo-classicism.

Noteworthy are: "Mary with Baby Jesus" by Tommaso Conca, 19th century, in neo-classical style; "The portrait of Cappoleone Guelfucci" by Vincenzo Chialli, 19th century, in hybrid neo-classical romantic style with 17th century Florentine overtones; "The portrait of Giuseppe Chialli" in his studio by the Roman painter Alessandro Capalti, early 19th century, in hybrid neo-classical romantic style; "Mary with Baby Jesus and Saints Eligio and Lucia" by Vincenzo Barboni, a very conventional 19th century painting.