Must-see paintings and sculptures
Apollo Belvedere – the greatest work of art from among all the works of antiquity
Benrnini’s Apollo and Daphne – a rock animated by love
Raphael’s Woman with a Unicorn - an image of a virgin marked by virtue
Bernini’s David – a sculpture testifying to the power of faith and humility
Caravaggio’s David with the Head of Goliath – a victor filled with sorrow
Bernini’s The Ecstasy of St. Teresa – an anthem on the subject of bodily union with God
Gaul Killing Himself and his Wife – meaning, praise of an honorable suicidal death
Laocoön Group – the dramatic story of one arm and its lack
Pietro da Cortona’s The Story of Aeneas – meaning where the pope searched for his roots
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?
Caravaggio’s Judith and Holofernes – a refined mixture of violence and desire
Raphael’s Fornarina – a mysterious love interest or perhaps…
Antoniazzo Romano’s Legend of the True Cross – miraculousness told in a Renaissance way
Domenichino’s The Hunt of Diana – a painting about spying and its unfortunate results
Jacopo Sansovino’s Madonna del Parto – between a saint and a maid
Madonna delle mani – an indecent work, damaged and found anew
Caravaggio’s Madonna of Loreto - the sanctity of dirty, coarse feet
Andrea Sansovino’s Madonna and Child with St. Anne – a work praised by poets
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
Michelangelo’s Moses – the remains of a tragic work
Mosaics in the Church of Santa Pudenziana – how the Good Shepherd became a lawgiver
Melozzo da Forlì’s Musical angels – Christ among songs, music and dance
Caravaggio’s Conversion of St. Paul – meaning how Saul became Paul
Pasquino – snide, mean and still today irreplaceable
Antonio Canova’s Pauline Borghese as the Venus Victrix – remember me like this for ages
Michelangelo’s Pietà – an astonishing story of silent suffering
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
Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s The Rape of Proserpina, meaning sanctioned rape
Pietro da Cortona’s Rape of the Sabine Women – all is well that ends well
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius – a symbol of imperial harmony and peace
Ludovica Albertoni – a masterpiece in the shadow of a moral scandal
Bernini’s Statue of St. Bibiana – meaning how to present a virgin in the moment of bliss
Caravaggio’s The Calling of St. Matthew – how a sinner becomes the chosen of God
Raphael’s Fire in the Borgo – a hymn on the subject of more than just antiquity
The Transfiguration – the most divine of all Raphael’s works
Michelangelo’s Vault of the Sistine Chapel – a masterpiece born out of doubt and suffering
Raphael’s Stanzas – meaning how the popes had wanted to live
Melozzo da Forlì’s Sixtus IV Appointing Platina as Prefect of the Vatican Library – pope as an earthly ruler and a patron of science
Raphael’s’ The School of Athens– a fancy riddle or an alternative history
Raphael’s Triumph of Galatea – beauty and the beast in a Renaissance version
Pietro da Cortona’s Triumph of Divine Providence – family apotheosis, meaning painting to the point of breathlessness
Guido Reni’s Crucifixion of St. Peter – meaning a reason for a duel
Dying Gaul – a funeral rhapsody in memory of the Gauls
The Deliverance of St. Peter– between reality and a vision
Bronzino’s Venus, Cupid, and Satyr – a sublime allegory or a courtly jest?
Daniele da Volterra’s The Descent from the Cross – a faded shadow of a great work, meaning the aftermath of vandalism
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
Villa Aldobrandini – a place of respite over the city teeming with life
In the very heart of Rome, by or more appropriately over one of the busiest streets of the city, the via Nazionale, stretches an enchanted garden. Between the ponds and palms, there are sculptures and antique fountains. And when we take a seat upon one of the benches, a scent of blooming camellias, magnolias, and orange flowers will reach our nostrils, while our eyes will be filled with views of cypresses and stone pines. This, in the past suburban villa, we can admire today in a much-reduced form and only our imagination may tell us what the orchards, gardens, and parks that stretched here un...
See moreThe Temple of Romulus on Forum Romanum – a great archeological mystery
On Forum Romanum at via Sacra, between the Basilica of Maxentius and the Church of San Lorenzo in Miranda, there stands one of those ancient buildings which has been preserved in almost its original form. The brick building in the shape of a cylinder still today arouses the interest of researchers who strive to figure out its use. Who was this Romulus to whom it was dedicated? Was he the miraculously taken to heaven founder of Rome, who battled the Sabines here? Or perhaps he was the son of Maxentius – a tragically deceased youth, whom his father wanted to deify? The legends intertwine w...
See moreThe Fascist Youth Organization Building by Luigi Moretti – a new architecture for a new era
Architecture has always been an expression of the prestige and power of those who commissioned it. Frequently it was also a means of propaganda. During Fascist times it was to fulfill a utilitarian function, but also to create the new esthetics of the new state targeted at a new man. Slogans such as modernity and progress were willingly used. Architecture was to be their emanation – a vision of universal and absolute order and rigor. Let us take a look at the language it used.
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