Search results for: bernini
Get to know the works of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the Baroque artist whose works are some of the most famous pieces of art in Rome.
The Getty Museum exhibit features 57 works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
The exquisite, suggestive, and timeless beauty of Fornasetti's iconic design is perfected in his famous dome plates.
January 11, 2024
You will need several lifetimes to see all there is to see in Rome.
Rome is so full of everything, from big monuments to tiny details, that you ...
September 25, 2022
If you are visiting Rome, you cannot afford to miss Vatican City, the world's smallest country and home to the Pope. Here you will find the most ...
There are few artists in history who inspire intrigue quite like Caravaggio. Here's where to find his works in Rome.
If you have ever lived in Italy and had to leave it, this post may hit a nerve.
Only 37 when he died in 1520, Raphael was one of the most influential artists of his day.
September 25, 2022
Lazio is Rome's region.
But despite being home to Italy's capital and largest city, Lazio has a reputation for being rather bucolic. Lazio is ...
See Rome and Vatican City from a new perspective with a tour of St. Peter's dome.
Admire Rome's beautiful, historic fountains. But absolutely DO NOT swim, wade, or cool off in them.
November (Novembre) is the height of the low tourist season in Italy. One of the main reasons for this is that the weather is typically cold and ...
Rome wasn't built in a day but over thousands of years. Here's how long it took to build some of the Eternal City's most famous attractions.
The house museums and palace galleries of Rome are among the city's best-kept secrets.
How do you spend one year in Italy? Here's a month-by-month, personal account of my first year living and traveling in Italy.
A short profile of Roman artist Rachele del Nevo and her fun art project The Drawing Bike.
Learn more about the ancient and contemporary history of the Jewish people in Rome with a tour through the ex-Ghetto.
Recently, city officials in Rome unveiled the Barcaccia fountain, which had been under wraps for the past year so it could be cleaned. The Barcaccia ...