Must-see paintings and sculptures
Raphael’s Woman with a Unicorn - an image of a virgin marked by virtue
Caravaggio’s David with the Head of Goliath – a victor filled with sorrow
Bronzino’s John the Baptist – between cold eroticism and refined devotion
Caravaggio’s St. John the Baptist – a work of art, sacrilege, or child pornography?
Raphael’s Fornarina – a mysterious love interest or perhaps…
Domenichino’s The Hunt of Diana – a painting about spying and its unfortunate results
Caravaggio’s Madonna of Loreto - the sanctity of dirty, coarse feet
Giovanni Lanfranco’s Apparition of the Virgin to St. Lawrence – a thematic painting yet not bereft of artistry
Bronzino’s Madonna with Child, St. John the Baptist and St. Anne – meaning a song of love sentenced to suffering
Caravaggio’s Madonna and Child with St. Anne – a work despite and against itself
Caravaggio’s The Martyrdom of St. Matthew – death among onlookers and terrified passersby
Caravaggio’s The Crucifixion of St. Peter – a painting on the banality of evil
Caravaggio’s Conversion of St. Paul – meaning how Saul became Paul
Domenichino’s The Last Communion of St. Jerome – a work about the superiority of communion under one kind
Guercino’s The Funeral of St. Petronilla – a difficult topic, masterfully solved
Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X – a real, perceptive and effective portrait
Portrait of Pope Clement IX – a subtle image of a delicate pontifex
Bronzino’s Portrait of Stefano Colonna – a picture-perfect condottiero
Pietro da Cortona’s Rape of the Sabine Women – all is well that ends well
Caravaggio’s The Calling of St. Matthew – how a sinner becomes the chosen of God
The Transfiguration – the most divine of all Raphael’s works
Carlo Saraceni’s St. Cecilia with an Angel - two musicians
Caravaggio’s Saint Jerome – the Doctor of the Church as a weapon in the struggle against heretics
Guido Reni’s Crucifixion of St. Peter – meaning a reason for a duel
Giovanni Lanfranco’s Venus Playing the Harp – a tribute to music or perhaps to love?
Bronzino’s Venus, Cupid, and Satyr – a sublime allegory or a courtly jest?
Caravaggio’s The Entombment of Christ – a perfect work
Raphael’s The Deposition – a painting of suffering, the fragility of life and an unforgettable loss
Antoniazzo Romano’s Annunciation – meaning, how the Virgin Mary can miss the most important moment of her life
Piazza Augusto Imperatore – in the service of historical policy
The ruler of Fascist Italy, Benito Mussolini looked at himself as the heir of Roman emperors, but only one was his favorite. This was Octavius Augustus, who was remembered in history as an example of an excellent leader who ensured his subjects peace and prosperity. And thus the grand exhibition, planned for 1938 was devoted to this ruler as a commemoration of his birthday. Many guests were invited (including Hitler, who was also a proponent of Octavius), while the opening of a square (a new Roman forum), surrounded by new, monumental buildings served as an added attraction. At the center of t...
See moreGiovanni Lanfranco’s Venus Playing the Harp – a tribute to music or perhaps to love?
Who is the semi-nude woman on the canvas? Is it the allegory of music, or perhaps Venus – the goddess of love, with accompanying, reading the score, amoretti? The scarlet and blue fabrics made of satin covering the woman, and hanging behind her back, seduce the viewer with the soft, wavy, and shiny material. Among these is the woman’s beautiful body, with an enormous harp between her legs. The woman is singing, as her mouth is open, and looks at us in a stubborn manner. Intuitively we feel that this work hides some mystery, an anecdote, or maybe just an intriguing ambiguity. And we...
See moreSaint Eustochium (368–419) – a virgin through and through
The history of the Roman Catholic Church is filled with imaginary virgins of legendary provenances, such as Agnes and Cecilia who are particularly venerated in Rome. Probably nobody (apart from a few early-Christian Church historians) has ever heard of Saint Eustochium. It would be worth pondering why the first in Rome, declared virgin and historically documented ascetic remains completely unknown.
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