ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL BY GUIDO RENI: A PAINTING THAT MADE A SCANDAL

Rome, Bridge, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #bridge, #atourguiderome, #ponte,

THE IRON BRIDGE IN ROME, BETWEEN MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY

Gianluca Pica

02/09/2024 12:00

Not all the bridges in Rome are ancient, since there are also modern ones but, at the same time, already historic...

Art, Renaissance, Museum, Raphael, Villa Borghese Museum, Painting, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #rinascimento, #arte, #raffaello, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #art, #atourguiderome, #renaissance,

THE SECRETS OF THE LADY WITH THE LIOCORN BY RAPHAEL

Gianluca Pica

26/08/2024 12:00

The Raphael's Lady with the Unicorn is not just a masterpiece, but something more...

Architecture, Etruscans, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #atourguiderome, #castello, #castle,

THE CASTLE OF SANTA SEVERA AND ITS HISTORY

Gianluca Pica

19/08/2024 12:00

60 km from Rome stands the Castle of Santa Severa, a place full of meanings and with ancient origins...

Art, Renaissance, Rome, Painting, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #rinascimento, #arte, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #art, #atourguiderome, #renaissance, #pittura,

AN ORATORY IN ROME BETWEEN ART AND MUSIC

Gianluca Pica

12/08/2024 12:00

The Oratorio del Gonfalone in Rome is a treasure chest of artistic treasures of various kinds, from painting to music...

Archaeology, Bridge, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #archeologia, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #archeology, #atourguiderome, #ponte,

THE PONTE FABRICIO, VERY ANCIENT AND AT THE CENTER OF A LEGEND

Gianluca Pica

05/08/2024 00:00

The Fabricio Bridge has connected the Tiber Island to the banks of the Tiber for millennia now...

Art, Baroque, Basilica, Bernini, Religion, Sculpture, Relics, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #barocco, #atourguiderome, #statue, #statua, #bernini, #sanpietro, #basilicasanpietro, #baroque, #scultura,

THE HISTORY AND SCULPTURE OF SAN LONGINO IN ROME

Gianluca Pica

29/07/2024 12:00

In St. Peter's Basilica there is a grandiose sculpture, by Bernini, depicting a very particular saint...

Rome, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #atourguiderome, #biblioteca,

THE CASANATENSE LIBRARY IN ROME

Gianluca Pica

22/07/2024 12:00

The Casanatense Library is another Roman historic and appreciated cultural center...

Art, Renaissance, Basilica, Painting, Chapel, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #rinascimento, #arte, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #atourguiderome, #renaissance, #cappella, #chapel,

SAINT CATHERINE OF ALESSANDRIA AND HER MARTYRDOM

Gianluca Pica

15/07/2024 12:00

A cycle of frescoes reminds us of the life and death of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, inside the Basilica of San Clemente...

Art, Middle Ages, Baroque, Basilica, Religion, Rome, Painting, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, basilica, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #atourguiderome, #religione, #religion,

THE SALUS POPULI ROMANI

Gianluca Pica

08/07/2024 12:00

The Salus Populi Romani is the object of great popular devotion, and for good reason...

Art, Middle Ages, Rome, Architecture, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #papa, #arte, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #pope, #art, #atourguiderome, #ospedale,

THE HOSPITAL OF SANTO SPIRITO IN SASSIA AND ITS FRESCOES

Gianluca Pica

01/07/2024 12:00

The Santo Spirito in Sassia Hospital is not a simple hospital, on the contrary...

Art, Baroque, Church, Bernini, Sculpture, Architecture, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #arte, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #barocco, #art, #atourguiderome, #bernini, #chiesa, #baroque, #church,

THE CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DELLA VITTORIA AND THE ECSTASY BERNINI

Gianluca Pica

24/06/2024 12:00

The Church of Santa Maria Vittoria is unique and inimitable, above all thanks to the famous masterpiece inside...

Church, Religion, Rome, Architecture, Esquiline Hill, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #atourguiderome, #chiesa, #church, #esquilino,

SANT'EUSEBIO ALL'ESQUILINO, A CHURCH FOR A TROUBLED HISTORY

Gianluca Pica

17/06/2024 12:00

The Church of Sant'Eusebio all'Esquilino is a small gem of the famous hill of Rome, and not only...

Legends, Rome, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #atourguiderome,

A MARBLE FRAGMENT AND A MAGIC SWORD

Gianluca Pica

10/06/2024 00:00

Can a sword cut a block of marble in two? If you are in Rome yes, it can happen...

Renaissance, Rome, #roma, #rome, #rinascimento, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #atourguiderome, #renaissance, #affresco,

BETWEEN LOST FRESCOES AND OSTERIAS, THE STRANGE CASE AT THE CASINA DEL CARDINAL BESSARIONE

Gianluca Pica

03/06/2024 12:00

In the Casina of Cardinal Bessarione there are some frescoes which, however, were partly erased to open a window...

Renaissance, Basilica, Religion, Rome, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #atourguiderome, #religione, #reliquia, #relic,

THE MAGDALENA'S FOOT AND HER RELIQUARY

Gianluca Pica

27/05/2024 12:00

A precious silver reliquary, in the Basilica of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, houses something incredible...

Art, Archaeology, Renaissance, Vatican Museums, Religion, Rome, Chapel, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #rinascimento, #vatican, #vaticano, #vaticanmuseums, #renaissance, #cappella, #museivaticani, #chapel,

BETWEEN RELIQUIARIES AND THE RENAISSANCE: THE ST. PETER CHAPEL AT THE VATICAN MUSEUMS

Gianluca Pica

20/05/2024 12:00

In a small sixteenth-century chapel in the Vatican Museums there are many surprises, like components of the ancient papal treasure...

Archaeology, Roman Forum, Rome, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #fororomano, #archeologia, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #tempio, #romanforum, #archeology, #atourguiderome, #temple,

THE TEMPLE OF CONCORDIA AT THE ROMAN FORUM

Gianluca Pica

13/05/2024 12:00

Concordia is not only an idea, a value, but also a temple built inside the Roman Forum...

Archaeology, Middle Ages, Roman Forum, Mythology, Legends, Religion, Rome, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #fororomano, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #romanforum, #atourguiderome, # mitologia,

THE SOURCE OF GIUTURNA AT THE ROMAN FORUM, BETWEEN MYTH AND LEGEND

Gianluca Pica

06/05/2024 12:00

The so-called Source of Giuturna has to do with numerous legends and stories, which make Rome unique...

Art, Archaeology, Fresco, Religion, Painting, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #atourguiderome, #pittura, #painting, #catacomba,

CHRIST AS ORPHEUS IN THE ROMAN CATACOMBS

Gianluca Pica

29/04/2024 12:00

The Orpheus painted in an arcosolium of the Catacombs of Saints Peter and Marcellin still amazes today...

Archaeology, Fresco, Rome, #roma, #rome, #romeisus, #unaguidaturisticaroma, #atourguiderome, #catacomba,

THE CATACOMBS OF SAINTS MARCELLINUS AND PETER IN ROME

Gianluca Pica

22/04/2024 12:00

The Catacombs of Saints Marcellinus and Peter in Rome bear witness to the birth and development of the Christian community...

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