Bernini’s “Fountain of the Four Rivers” restored (Quattro Fiumi)
It was a rainy morning in February but Bernini’s famous Fountain of the Four Rivers glinted in its clean marble
Archives
Caravaggio in churches in Rome
How can you see Caravaggio like the late Renaissance Romans did? By seeing his work “in situ”, i.e. in the
Nero’s Domus Aurea
In AD 64-68, the nasty dictatorial Emperor Nero built himself this pleasure palace on the ruins of the city he
Art in the Cathedral of Orvieto
Legend has it that the Cathedral of Orvieto was built to house a relic that commemorates a miracle that did
Unexplored Italy: Pordenone (city and province)
Pordenone is nesteled between mountains and rivers – now a major economic force, but in the 15th and 16th century,
Some Churches of Renaissance Rome
Intro: this period was (not surprisingly) my primary interest during my month in Rome in 2004. Here is only a