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Ancient Greco-Roman Sculptures Were Not Just Visual Spectacles but Could Also Be ‘Smelt', They Were Scented
Ancient Greco-Roman Sculptures Were Not Just Visual Spectacles but Could Also Be ‘Smelt', They Were Scented For centuries, ...
Rome’s lesser-known ‘other Sistine Chapel’ is a frenzy of opulence
Entering the Sistine Chapel is an exercise in wonder. It is swathed in art, seemingly no expense spared, and there’s barely a ...
A rare peek at the hidden waterworks behind Rome’s Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to ...
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed
Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...
THE WEEK21d
Rome: A Cultural, Visual, and Personal History by Robert Hughes
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The New York Times17d
Caravaggio, Baroque’s Bad Boy, Gets a Blockbuster Show in Rome
By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Some 430 years after the Lombard artist Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, swept into Rome to enchant, and land, well-placed patrons with ...