It was founded by a scholar and collector named Count Giacomo Carrara (1714-1796).
The collection is home to renowned masterpieces of art: works by Sandro Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Mantegna, Giovanni Bellini, Vincenzo Foppa, Pisanello, and major artists working in Bergamo (Lorenzo Lotto, Giovan Battista Moroni, Fra’ Galgario and Piccio).
