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La Battaglia di San Romano

The Battle of San Romano

The Battle of San Romano, fought on June 1, 1432, is one of the most fascinating episodes in Italian history. In a scenario of tension and struggles for supremacy, the...

The Battle of San Romano

The Battle of San Romano, fought on June 1, 1432, is one of the most fascinating episodes in Italian history. In a scenario of tension and struggles for supremacy, the...

Prospetto del Pantheon di Canina

View of the Pantheon of Canina

Luigi Canina's "Prospettiva del Pantheon" is an accurate and fascinating representation of Roman architecture in the 19th century. Canina, a key figure of neoclassicism, created a work that reflects both...

View of the Pantheon of Canina

Luigi Canina's "Prospettiva del Pantheon" is an accurate and fascinating representation of Roman architecture in the 19th century. Canina, a key figure of neoclassicism, created a work that reflects both...

Porta Pertusa di Vasi

Pertusa Door of Vases

"Porta Pertusa" is an etching by Giuseppe Vasi, part of his series Delle Magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna (1747-1761), which documents 18th-century Rome in detail. The etching depicts the...

Pertusa Door of Vases

"Porta Pertusa" is an etching by Giuseppe Vasi, part of his series Delle Magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna (1747-1761), which documents 18th-century Rome in detail. The etching depicts the...

Palazzo Barberini di Piranesi

Barberini Palace by Piranesi

Palazzo Barberini in Rome is an emblem of Baroque architecture, intertwining power and innovation. Designed by Carlo Maderno and completed by Borromini and Bernini, it stands out for its "H"...

Barberini Palace by Piranesi

Palazzo Barberini in Rome is an emblem of Baroque architecture, intertwining power and innovation. Designed by Carlo Maderno and completed by Borromini and Bernini, it stands out for its "H"...

Piazza San Marco verso la Basilica di Canaletto

St. Mark's Square towards Canaletto's Basilica

The painting Piazza San Marco verso la Basilica by Canaletto is an excellent example of Venetian vedutism, an artistic movement that, in the 18th century, favored the detailed and realistic...

St. Mark's Square towards Canaletto's Basilica

The painting Piazza San Marco verso la Basilica by Canaletto is an excellent example of Venetian vedutism, an artistic movement that, in the 18th century, favored the detailed and realistic...

Santa Cecilia di Artemisia Gentileschi

Saint Cecilia by Artemisia Gentileschi

The work and historical context The attribution of the painting Saint Cecilia to Artemisia Gentileschi is generally accepted by most scholars, although not without some reservations. Painted around 1620 ,...

Saint Cecilia by Artemisia Gentileschi

The work and historical context The attribution of the painting Saint Cecilia to Artemisia Gentileschi is generally accepted by most scholars, although not without some reservations. Painted around 1620 ,...