Rethinking the history of Rococo: the unique decoration of the chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena
There’s a church in Rome that is one of the evidences that some pages of art history bos should be rewritten. Near the Pantheon, the architectural decoration of the chiesa ...Galileo’s moon: art, science and religion at the Pauline chapel
When pope Po V Borghese commissioned his funerary chapel at Santa Maria Maggiore, destined to house the miraculous Marian icon not created by human hands, Ludovico Cardi called il Cigoli ...Art conversation at the newly opened Palazzo Venezia courtyard
A fascinating series of cultural events is taking place these summer nights until the 16th of September in the context of “Il giardino ritrovato” (The recovered garden) initiative, conceived to ...The miraculous image of Madonna dei Monti
Set in the characteristic alleys of Monti neighborhood, in the area corresponding to the ancient Roman quarter of the Suburra, the chiesa di Santa Maria ai Monti is one of ...A poem on the Colosseum by Edgar Allan Poe
Timeless voices still echo within the ruins of the Flavian Amphitheater: that ones of the people who rejoiced, suffered or gazed there in wonder, and that ones of the people ...Mysterious family tales at Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
Like Galleria Colonna, Galleria Doria Pamphilj is one of the few art collections in Rome displayed in their original location at Palazzo Pamphilj al Collegio Romano, now called Palazzo Doria ...The artistic heritage of the confraternity assisting the condemned to death
Near the renowned piazza della Bocca della Verità but hidden in a still preserved area of rione Ripa, a religious art treasure of Rome opens only once a year to ...Piazza del Popolo: the newly restored Fontana dei Leoni
Started in April 2015 and completed last January, the restoration works performed on the Fontana dei Leoni have enhanced the enchanting heart of the scenographic piazza del Popolo.The Oriental art museum at Palazzo Brancaccio
In Rome, there’s a hidden threshold between Western and Eastern worlds: the National Museum of Oriental Art inside Palazzo Brancaccio. The suggestive journey to discover Oriental cultures winds through the ...A never built Trevi Fountain: the story behind its creative conception
Last 3rd November, the eyes of the whole world admired the tuneful and crystal clear water flowing again in the Trevi Fountain, finally glowing without fences on the occasion of ...
