Rock Baroque Gala at Palazzo Barberini Raises €150,000 for Bambino Gesù Pediatric Care

Key facts

• Roman Rock Baroque gala was held at Palazzo Barberini, one of the two venues of the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica in Rome.
• The event was organized by the Lucentia Committee, presided over by Sveva Colonna.
• The gala raised €150,000 for Fragments of Light, a Fondazione Bambino Gesù program supporting children who cannot receive adequate care in their home countries.
• The sold-out evening benefited pediatric care at Ospedale Bambino Gesù.
• Dress code was Black Tie with a Rock Baroque twist.
• Dinner took place in the Sala Pietro da Cortona beneath Pietro da Cortona's Trionfo della Divina Provvidenza, painted between 1632 and 1639.
• Fundraising was conducted in collaboration with Bonhams, with lots including a guitar signed and donated by Coldplay, jewels from Gem Palace Jaipur, Violette Joaillerie, and Diana Molayem, and works by Pietro Ruffo and Lola Schnabel.
• Guests included Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh di Jaipur, Lola Schnabel, Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis, Ines Niarchos, Francesca Versace, and others.