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Audio Guide

Exhibition map
Exhibition map

Absorb yourself in the exhibition with the audio guide tour.

Martyrs sizzling on hot-iron beds, kings with oversized codpieces, female gladiators fighting to the death – these are a few of the characters that feature in the National Gallery of Victoria's Italian Masterpieces from Spain's Royal Court, Museo del Prado audio tour, narrated by award-winning and much-loved Australian actor Vince Colosimo (Chopper, Lantana, Walking on Water, The Great Gatsby).

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Versions of all stories are available for the hearing-impaired: captioned or with AUSLAN.

Special guided tours can be pre-arranged for the vision-impaired. Please contact the National Gallery of Victoria for details.

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Introduction

Welcome to Italian Masterpieces

Room 1

The Genius of the Renaissance

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Saints and martyrs
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Room 2

Titian and the Venetian Empire

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Room 3

The Carracci and their Legacy

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Room 4

The Rise of the Caravaggisti

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Room 5

Buen Retiro Palace

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Room 6

Still Lives

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Room 7

Spain and Italian Art in the 18th Century

Overview
The Body
Saints and martyrs
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