What's in a masterpiece? Or, Some paintings by Raphael in Rome by Lois Gregory
Date: 08/01/2010
It is very ironic, yet beautiful paintings by famous Renaissance artists often cause modern-day viewers consternation and confusion: What does it mean? Is there something hidden there? Why is it...
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The competition between men and gods in a changing city by Rosario Gorgone
Date: 05/11/2009
I. Introduction
The competition between men and gods is impossible, impossible above all for us, the descendents of the Judeo-Christian tradition who inherited an idea of a God elevated to an...
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Some thoughts about the current exhibition Giotto e il Trecento by Lois Gregory
Date: 05/04/2009
An enormous group of Italian trecento (1300s) paintings are currently assembled in the exhibition, Giotto e il Trecento, at the Complesso del Vittoriano through June 29, 2009. You may remember Giotto...
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Light and Dark: The Painting of Giovanni Bellini at the Scuderie del Quirinale by Lois Gregory
Date: 13/10/2008
''E' troppo buio!'' It's too dark, said the elderly ladies to each other, then to me, then to the museum guard at the recently-opened exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale. Indeed the galleries...
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Sebastiano del Piombo, (1485-1547) at Palazzo Venezia by Lois Gregory
Date: 13/03/2008
A visit to the current exhibition, Sebastiano del Piombo, (1485-1547) at Palazzo Venezia (from 8 February – 18 May 2008) offers, like many other aspects of travel, an experience of cultural difference...
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The Crèche of Arnolfo di Cambio (1291) by Rosario Gorgone
Date: 03/12/2007
The loveliest season of the year has just begun. The basilica of Saint Mary Major is overflowing with the faithful, the seats are all taken, as are the chairs and benches that have been added to the...
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The Appian Way: A Road and the Infinity by Rosario Gorgone
Date: 04/03/2007
There are roads and there are roads. There are roads that lead to a city, others to the sea, and yet others to the mountains. Some go up, others go down; wide streets and narrow ones, streets that...
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The restored Apollo of Veio by Rosario Gorgone
Date: 04/01/2007
The Restored Apollo of Veio: The Enigmatic Smile of a God
Apollo of Veio watches you and smiles. He watches you with his large, almond-shaped eyes sculpted in relief, his full lips, distinct...
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The Feast of the Immaculate Conception by Rosario Gorgone
Date: 03/12/2006
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is one of the important Holy Days that punctuate the Catholic liturgical calendar. Though for most present-day Italians the celebration has lost some of its...
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The newly discovered head of Constantine the Great by Rosario Gorgone
Date: 09/11/2006
Time, it is said, is a tyrant. Observed in its movement across centuries, however, it behaves more like a mischievous prankster than a dictator. As though it were a child bored by the prospect of an...
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