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Italian Cardinal, art collector and patron of the arts

Not to be confused with Scipione Borghese (prince), the adventurer and politician.

Scipione Borghese (Italian pronunciation:[ʃiˈpjoːneborˈɡeːze;-eːse]; 1 September 1577^[1] – 2 October 1633) was an Italian cardinal, art collector and patron of the arts.

A member of the Borghese family, he was the patron of the painter Caravaggio and the artist Bernini.

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His legacy is the establishment of the art collection at the Villa Borghese in Rome.

Biography

Early life and cardinalship

He was born in Artena with name Scipione Caffarelli, the son of Francesco Caffarelli and Ortensia Borghese.

Because his father ran into financial difficulties, Scipione's education was paid for by his maternal uncle Camillo Borghese. Upon Camillo's election to the papacy as Pope Paul V^[2] in 1605, he quickly conferred a cardinalship on Scipione and gave him the right to use the Borghese name and coat