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Raphael

the prematurely deceased genius of the Renaissance

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The Hall of Constantine

a hymn praising the papacy

Church of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re

the beginning of a new era of sacral architecture

Andrea Sansovino

the one who was able to bring the dead back to life

architecture in the service of historical policy

Piazza Augusto Imperatore

Michelangelo’s Pieta

an astonishing story of silent suffering

Why is the Madonna so young? The answer is not simple. Perhaps the artist had wanted in this way, to combine purity with youth or perhaps, as some claim, he was inspired by verses of Dante’s Divine Comedy (“O Virgin Mother, daughter of thy Son”), who called Mary the daughter of Christ, since we are all his children.

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The Vestal Virgin Tuccia – between virtue and downfall, meaning the story of an unwanted work

Church of Sant’ Apollinare – a church „with a past”

Fontane on Piazza Farnese – ancient baths in the service of the Farnese family

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