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Details. A tapestry in the Lateran Palace, residence of the Vicar General of Rome
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The Execution of Giordano Bruno at Campo de' Fiori in 1600 in Contemporary Accounts
Before being burned, Giordano Bruno said to his judges: “You pronounce this sentence upon me with greater fear than I receive it”. These words were recorded by Count Ventimiglia, a pupil of Bruno who was present at the burning. Count Ventimiglia reports that before his death Bruno urged him to
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Opera: the plural of opus, which in Latin means “work” or “labour”
In the present case we are dealing with an apostolic letter of John Paul II on the transfer of the parishes of the Diocese of Rome to the jurisdiction of the Cardinal Vicar General of Rome, whose residence stands in the Lateran Palace, which is precisely where this document was
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Marble Vestal Tuccia by Antonio Corradini, 1743, in Palazzo Barberini
This veiled marble maiden is one of the celebrated sculptural series of her day. She was created by Antonio Corradini in 1743. Her maker was, in a manner of speaking, the darling of the European courts: sovereigns and aristocrats alike longed to possess his work. Above all, Corradini specialised in
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The Dutch painter Johannes van Wijkerslot replies to the Italian Bartolomeo Mendozzi
1: A youth playing cards. Presumably Bartolomeo Mendozzi, 1630s. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome. 2: A card game on a cradle (detail). Johannes van Wijkerslot, 1683. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Nikolay Karamzin in a 1797 poem on Rome as described by Tacitus
Tacitus is great; but is the Rome that Tacitus describes Worthy of his pen? In this Rome, once renowned for heroism, I see nothing but murderers and their victims, One should not pity it: It deserved the cruel calamities of its misfortune, Enduring what cannot be endured without baseness! Literal
Aristocracy · Architecture · Rome
Stroll down any street in the centre of Rome and you will almost certainly come upon a fragment of an antique ruin, part of a medieval building, a Renaissance palazzo and a monument of Baroque architecture, not to mention late imitations of the great orig
One of the Baroque pearls of Rome lies hidden behind the façade of the Palazzo Barberini, home to one of the most influential Italian families, a princely dynasty that left its mark on the history of the Papal Church, on the history of Italy, and on the history of art
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The duels of Benito Mussolini, including the fights with Chiccotti and Count Calvi
Benito Mussolini Fencing with Swords, Rome, 23 November 1936. In all likelihood, the photograph captures a jocular, exhibition duel, attended by a great many spectators, journalists and even cameras. But Mussolini really was a duellist: at least five of his duels are known, beginning in 1915. It is generally held,
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In My Opinion, This Is Very Sad
In my opinion, this is very sad. An enormous heap of rubbish lies literally in front of the entrance to Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, one of the 7 pilgrimage churches of Rome and, without exaggeration, one of the most sacred churches in the city. I do not know what Francis
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In the Basilica of San Clemente one can see the tomb of St Cyril, Equal to the Apostles, the burial place of the relics of St Clement, brought from Crimea to Rome by the brothers Cyril and Methodius, and numerous dedications to the saints from Slavic…
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The Mouth of Truth in Rome stands very close to the Cloaca Maxima
Incredibly, the Mouth of Truth stands hard by the Great Drain. Amazing Rome
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Today the 87-year-old Pope Francis I marks the eleventh anniversary of his accession to the papal throne
The Vatican reports that the Bishop of Rome enters the twelfth year of his pontificate in a dark hour, when the fate of humanity lies in the hands of rulers unable to weigh the consequences of their decisions, who appear to be surrendering to the inevitability of war. We, for