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Imagine entering the Sistine Chapel before Michelangelo transformed it into the masterpiece we know today. Looking up, you wouldn’t have seen the biblical scenes that fascinate us, but a starry sky, a mantle of stars painted by Pier Matteo d’Amelia. A work that has now disappeared, but which played a fundamental role in the history […]
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Piazza di Spagna, an icon of Rome, never ceases to fascinate. But have you ever noticed its unique shape from above? If you look closely, you’ll realize that the square resembles the wings of a butterfly, a secret kept among its palaces and history. This unique conformation is the result of a harmonious interaction between […]
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The Colosseum, an Italian and Roman symbol which has lived a thousands of life. In particular, it has been objet of Pope’s ambition through centuries, whit unusual projects for this landmark. The idea of consecrating the Colosseum, already present in the Middle Ages, intensified in the second half of the 16th century, in the context […]
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Everyone knows about tossing a coin into the Trevi Fountain to ensure a return to Rome, but did you know there’s an even more romantic tradition hidden within its magnificent structure? It’s called the “fontanella degli innamorati” (fountain of lovers), located on the right-hand side. Centuries ago, Roman women would give their sweethearts a never-used-before […]
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Caravaggio was not just a painter, but a revolutionary who captured the raw essence of humanity on canvas.In the Borghese Gallery, you’ll find some of Caravaggio’s most celebrated works, each telling a unique story: Caravaggio’s use of light and shadow, his ability to capture the human form in all its beauty and imperfection, is what […]
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The Pantheon, from the floor to the ceiling and walls, is a succession of circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles. Long story short, it is a true laboratory for geometry lovers. In particular, the floor is a mosaic of ancient marble from different parts of the Roman Empire that forms a design in which alternately inscribed […]
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Inside the most important Basilica of Rome, you can find the oldest crucifix in the world.In fact, the crucifix of Saint Peter’s Basilica is an imposing sculpture of the XIV Century skillfully carved on a secular walnut trunk, representing the dying Christ with his head reclining on the right shoulderIf you did not know about […]
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Imagine climbing a staircase that transports you back in time. The Bramante Staircase at the Vatican Museums is just that: a journey into the Italian Renaissance.Commissioned by Pope Julius II and designed by the genius of Donato Bramante around 1505, this spiral staircase is an engineering masterpiece and a work of art in its own […]
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Have you aver wondered why Navona Square has an oval shape? In the past, at least 5 meter under the actual level of the square, there laid the Stadium of Domitian. It was built in the Campus Martius between 85-86 A.D. by Domitian, both to offer the people a further venue for celebration (and praise […]
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Marforio is a statue exhibited in the courtyard of the Capitoline Museums. It probably represents the allegory of the Tiber or its tributary, the Nera. It was found in the Sixteenth Century in the Forum of Augustus and was immediately exposed to the public by the Pope, triggering in response an ironic movement of protest […]
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