Rome - Finestre sull'Arte

Rome rediscovers the Horrea Piperataria: imperial spice warehouses open to the public

A new chapter in the history of ancient Rome opens to the public thanks to the Colosseum Archaeological Park: the Horrea Piperataria, the imperial spice warehouses, become open to visitors for the first time. Located beneath the Basilica of Maxentius...
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Rome, Villa Caffarelli will host an exhibition on the Farnese family in 16th century Rome

From February 11 to May 18, 2025, the exhibition I Farnese in Sixteenth-Century Rome will be hosted at the Capitoline Museums, Villa Caffarelli. Origins and fortune of a collection, curated by Claudio Parisi Presicce and Chiara Rabbi Bernard, promote...
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Michelangelo's Pieta shines with new iGuzzini lighting in St. Peter's Basilica

A masterpiece of Renaissance art enjoys a new light. We're talking about Michelangelo's Pieta, preserved in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, one of the most famous sculptural groups in art history, which now benefits from an innovative lighting project ...
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Pietro da Cortona's The Triumph of Divine Providence, a fundamental text of 17th-century art

When, in August 1623, Maffeo Barberini (Florence, 1568 - Rome, 1644) ascended to the papal throne with the name of Urban VIII, many intellectuals, scientists and artists rested their hopes on this learned and refined man, hoping for a cultural renewa...
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Domus Aurea, new entrance inaugurated and western sector of Neronian residence reopened

On December 13, 2024, the new entrance to the Domus Aurea inside Gallery XXIV was officially opened to the public, and the western sector of the Neronian residence reopened after years of closure for works dedicated to securing and improving the monu...
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Walking Through Rome: from Antonacci Lapiccirella the Roman views of an English Grand Tour artist

From Dec. 13, 2024 to Jan. 31, 2025, Galleria Antonacci Lapiccirella Fine Art in Rome is hosting the exhibition Walking Through Rome: Roman Views by a Nineteenth-Century English Artist: the exhibition offers the public a rare opportunity to admire 43...
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Slamming the MACRO on the front page: how to make the museum a magazine. Interview with Luca Lo Pinto

After five years, it's time to take stock for Rome's MACRO, directed by Luca Lo Pinto. In a few months, Rome's contemporary art museum, born a little more than 20 years ago in a former brewery in the capital, will have a new director. Lo Pinto's MACR...
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Oculus-Spei, Annalaura Di Luggo's interactive installation, arrives at the Pantheon

In Rome, the Pantheon, welcomes Oculus-Spei, an interactive multimedia installation by artist Annalaura Di Luggo that reinterprets the theme of hope in the context of Jubilee 2025. Supported by the moral patronage of the Jubilee itself, the Ministry ...
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