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The Secrets of an Art Collector December 11, 2009

No, not a 1970s soft-porn film but a rather esoteric exhibition devoted to the life and acquisitions of art patron Cassiano dal Pozzo. Dal Pozzo – diplomat, naturalist and man of letters – was also the potent protector of Nicholas Poussin and Pietro da Cortona. This show, divided into various thematically-linked sections, comprises not only works of art by Bernini, Domenichino, Sacchi and Poussin, but also contemporary documents and manuscripts. Together, they reflect the tastes of the individual collector and recreate the artistic and scientific climate in 17th-century Rome.