Galleria Nazionale: National Gallery
On Gingerguide's self-guided Parma audio tour, Galleria Nazionale: National Gallery is a stop worth about ~90 min. Stand in front of it, press play for a short narrated story, and put any follow-up question to the built-in AI guide.
- Type museum
- Suggested visit ~90 min
- Parma Parma guide
About Galleria Nazionale: National Gallery
The Galleria Nazionale inside Parma's Palazzo della Pilotta houses one of the finest art collections in northern Italy, including Leonardo da Vinci's mysterious La Scapigliata, major works by Correggio and Parmigianino, and a comprehensive collection documenting Parma's remarkable artistic heritage.
The Galleria Nazionale di Parma, housed in the vast Palazzo della Pilotta, is one of the principal art museums of northern Italy. Its collection reflects the exceptional artistic heritage of Parma, which was for much of the 16th and 17th centuries one of the most important centres of Italian painting. The most celebrated work in the collection is Leonardo da Vinci's La Scapigliata, a small, unfinished study of a woman's head in a state of serene introspection, probably executed around 1508, that is considered one of Leonardo's most beautiful and enigmatic works. Among the major works by Correggio are his Rest on the Flight into Egypt (with the famous Madonna of the Basket) and the large altarpiece of the Madonna of St Jerome. Parmigianino, the Parma-born mannerist painter, is represented by several major works including the Schiava Turca (Turkish Slave) and other portraits. The collection also includes works by Canaletto, Tiepolo, El Greco, Dosso Dossi, and Schedoni.
Did you know? The Galleria Nazionale di Parma owns Leonardo da Vinci's La Scapigliata, a small, unfinished panel of extraordinary beauty that is one of only about twenty paintings universally accepted as authentic works by Leonardo da Vinci.
How much time do you need at Galleria Nazionale: National Gallery?
Around ~90 min works well for Galleria Nazionale: National Gallery — time to look properly and listen to its story on the spot. Linger if you like; nothing on a self-guided walk is on a clock.
Should you stop at Galleria Nazionale: National Gallery?
Yes — Galleria Nazionale: National Gallery made the cut as one of 20 places the Gingerguide team researched and narrated across Parma. The story tells you why it is worth the stop, and the AI guide fills in anything you still wonder.
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