Sculptors

Sculptors

Alessandro Algardi (1598–1654) – unappreciated master of the Baroque art

Sculptors

Andrea Sansovino (approx. 1467–1529) – the one who was able to bring the dead back to life

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Antonio Canova (1757–1822) – praised by his contemporaries, disregarded by later generations

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Antonio Raggi (1624–1686) – a second pair of hands for master Bernini

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Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511–1592) – the beginnings of an outstanding career of a great Italian Mannerist

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Camillo Rusconi (1658–1728) – a little known genius of the turn of the centuries

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Cosimo Fancelli (1618–1688), a great, but second-tier master of the Roman Baroque

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Domenico Guidi (1625–1701) – meaning Bernini in the French style

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Ercole Ferrata (1610–1686) – an imitator of extraordinary talent

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Francesco Cavallini (1640–1703) – a sculptor of garlands and swaying saints

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Francesco Mochi (1580–1654) – ousted, forgotten, disconsolate

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Giovanni (Gian) Lorenzo Bernini (1599–1680) – Impulsive, arrogant and ingenious favorite of the popes

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Giovanni Battista Maini (1690–1752) – elegance of late Baroque

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Giuliano Finelli (1602–1653) – a sculptor of lace, leaves and collars, but also more

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Jacopo Sansovino (1486–1570) – unappreciated in Rome, famous in Venice

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Michelangelo (1475–1564), a painter by force – divine, yet miserable

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Pierre Le Gros (1666–1719) – the dramatically halted magnificent Roman career

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Pietro Bracci (1700–1773) – a master of elegance and theatrical gestures

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Stefano Maderno (c. 1570–1636) – an artist famous for just one statue

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

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

In February 1743 the famous and valued at European courts Venetian sculptor Antonio Corradini came to the Eternal City and opened up a workshop near the Palazzo Barberini, the center of artistic life of the then Rome (Vicolo della Catena). In his atelier, he not only worked on a new work but also hosted important guests, who came there only to see the virtuosity and bravado of his new artistic creation. And this time it was the figure of a veiled woman.

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

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

This little-known and not particularly distinguishable church had only become famous fairly recently. The crowds shouting and protesting in front of its façade had attracted attention to it, due to an issue that was rather shameful for the church, we may even say disgraceful. There was renewed discussion about the ever-present friendship between the Tiara and the criminal world, as well as the shady businesses and shady dealings of the people of the Church. Presently the church is a basilica minor a title which it acquired in 1984 thanks to Pope John Paul II. It was also during his pont...

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

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

In front of the monumental palace of the Farnese family, there is a square (Piazza Farnese) with two identical fountains on the sides. From each, the water flows in a gentle manner. Yet in the past, which is testified to by old drawings, these were veritable cascades – the steams from the fountains soared upwards and with great impact fell into the upper basins, while the incoming excess water, as a thick curtain descended into the basins below.

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