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IL “CASINO” DEL MONTE LUDOVISI One of the many interests of Cardinal Del Monte, was the alchemical experimentation, which the prelate practiced empirically, with results… not exactly scientifical. It is certain that Del Monte, in contact with Galileo, had a good alchemical equipment, a battery made of stills, mortars …
Saint Sebastian was considered for centuries the third patron saint of Rome, celebrated on January 20. Born in a Christian family and official of high rank of the Roman Army, belonging in fact to the 1st Cohort of the 1st Legion, he was one of the responsible of …
In the Borghese Gallery is a very interesting painting by the worldwide famous and highly appreciated Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, dating to 1605-6 and representing San Jerome in a quite original way. Neither represented, as usual, in a beautiful landscape meditating over the crucifix …
Some impressions on Joannes Vermeer’s Exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale. Even if his own hand’s works were just a few so that one can state that the exhibit was much more an introduction to the XVII Century Nederland’s painting than a chance to get acquainted with Vermeer’s …
The misterious smile of the Famous Fornarina recalls the more famous one of the “Monna Lisa” by Leonardo, but is more….rich. We think the Fornarina was Margherita Luti, the daughter of Francesco Senese, a baker living in Trastevere, Rome (although a lot of evidences lead to that opinion …
