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The works include masterpieces by Guercino, Guido Reni, Domenichino, Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, Giuseppe Maria Crespi, Ludovico Carracci, Luca Giordano and Pietro de Cortona.
BBC: Sir Denis Mahon's ?100m art collection left to nation
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Cortona, a tiny dot of a town situated on a tiny dot of a hill in the middle of the Tuscan Val de Chiana, knows this.
CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Culture on Demand: Letter from Cortona
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From Cortona and from the Tuscans who make it so warm (despite the cold weather) comes a message for Asia: each with our traditions, we're in it together.
CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Culture on Demand: Letter from Cortona
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This 530-mile rail trip sets out from the waterworld of Venice, journeys across northern Italy to the rugged Cinque Terre region, continues to Tuscany for the treasures of Florence and Cortona, then heads south to the Eternal City, Rome.
BBC: The perfect trip: Italy