Roman districts

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Aventine Hill – a place of peace, harmony and spiritual enrichment

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Campo de’Fiori – a field full of flowers, bloodbaths, and market stalls

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Città Universitaria – the pride of Fascists: between academic monumentalism and rationalism

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Foro Italico – an enclave of the cult of Mussolini and his empire

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Forum of Augustus (Forum Augustum) – a complex in his own honor and that of religion

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Forum Boarium – an ancient place of trade and cult

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Forum of Caesar (Forum Iulium) – discreet ambitions of a dictator, meaning a square in his own honor

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Forum of Nerva – an unfinished work of a condemned emperor

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Catacombs of St. Agnes – burial in the shadow of a famous martyr

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Small Aventine – in search of ancient and early Christian Rome

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Piazza Augusto Imperatore – in the service of historical policy

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Piazza del Popolo – the calling card of the city: a prestigious, elegant and representative location

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Piazza della Madonna dei Monti – a place not for tourists, picturesque and lively

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Piazza della Rotonda – the tribulation of popes, a square cleaned for centuries

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Piazza di San Pietro – an ingenious idea of two visionaries

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Piazza Farnese – a place enthralling at night and imposing during the day

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Piazza Navona – from a stadium to a representative salon of the pope

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Piazza Venezia – the vibrant heart of Rome

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Via dei Fori Imperiali – an axis with political and ideological roots

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Via del Mascherone – a place of prayers, moans, and cries

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Via della Conciliazione – a road to reconciliation, and at the same time the beginning of a new era for the Church

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Villa Aldobrandini – a place of respite over the city teeming with life

Magdalene Fainting – a bold act (between mystical rapture and sexual ecstasy

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Magdalene Fainting – a bold act (between mystical rapture and sexual ecstasy

The painting is considered to be one of the most provocative acts in the history of art. And truthfully, looking at it, it is hard to believe that it was painted by an artist of the Baroque. And it is not about the modern, painted in broad strokes scenes, but about the uncompromising boldness in depicting a woman's body, an almost blasphemous crossing of the border of decency. If it was not for the cross, skull, and metal whip, we could safely assume that this is simply a bold, sensual act. Yet it is the fainted saint of the Catholic Church. What caused her to faint and does this scene really...

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Portrait of Cardinal Bernardino Spada – a diligent, hard-working, and prudent official

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Portrait of Cardinal Bernardino Spada – a diligent, hard-working, and prudent official

Since the very beginning of his services at the court of Pope Urban VIII Cardinal Spada was considered a dutiful, unyielding, and consistent man. Tall and well-built, he was seen as a handsome man, who garnered respect, and even fear, due to both his mental and physical qualities, but was not well-liked. And if on top of that, we add the perfectionism and pedantry that was attributed to him, then his portrait would be complete. However, the cardinal was not much concerned about his spiritual and mental qualities when he entrusted the painting of his portrait to the Bolognese painter Guido Reni...

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Domenico Guidi’s The Lamentation – dramatic pathos, a throng of people, and movement

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Domenico Guidi’s The Lamentation – dramatic pathos, a throng of people, and movement

In 1648, the 23-year-old at that time Domenico Guidi arrived in the Eternal City. He had to leave his hometown of Naples, due to the riots connected with Neapolitan Rebellion, in which he actively took part. He was already well-versed in sculpture thanks to his uncle Giuliano Finelli, in whose workshop he had been working until then. This relationship most likely proved to be a great trump card for an artist searching for commissions in Rome, but it could have also been a hindrance. This is due to the fact that the artistic community of the city was ruled by Gian Lorenzo Bernini – he was...

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