Borgia Apartment, Renaissance art museum in Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
The Borgia Apartment is a Renaissance art museum within the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, containing six halls with painted vaults and marble floors. The wall paintings extend across all surfaces and form a continuous pictorial program.
Pope Alexander VI commissioned Pinturicchio between 1492 and 1494 to paint these papal living quarters. After Alexander's death, Julius II refused to live in the chambers and moved his residence elsewhere.
Biblical scenes merge with figures from antiquity, showing saints alongside planetary symbols on the walls. This connection between worldly and sacred motifs shapes the impression of the rooms.
Access passes through fourteen exhibition halls, with the second room currently not open to visitors. The rooms are located in a section of the palace complex reached through the main entrance.
One of the halls is named Sala dei Pontefici and served other purposes for centuries after papal use ended. The original function as living quarters is now fully integrated into the museum tour.
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