Il pomo rubato is a comics story that MARTOZ set at the Galleria Borghese.
A helter-skelter chase through the Galleria Borghese’s sculptures and frescoes… To stay out of reach, the lead character in Il pomo rubato must run as fast as she can, without being scared by the Cerberus’ triple growl, without being bewitched by the magical processions that file past her. Then, she finds a juicy apple to bite into, and a safe shelter on the shoulder of Napoleon Bonaparte, who is looking for his sister Paolina. But what about you? Will you too be falling in love at first sight?
The Galleria Borghese collection, once hailed as the greatest in the world, is still housed in the place designed and created for that very purpose inside Villa Borghese, one of Rome’s finest parks. It was initially built up as from 1607 by Cardinal Scipione Caffarelli Borghese with paintings by Caravaggio, Titian and Raphael, later joined by the renowned sculptures of Bernini. The works are exhibited in twenty frescoed rooms richly decorated with marble, marquetry, mosaic, stuccowork and ancient inserts. Today, in addition to the permanent collection, the museum offers a rich programme of exhibitions embracing not only ancient and modern but also contemporary art.