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This fountain, built in 1612, celebrates the great engineering feat of Roman aqueducts. Marking the end of the Acqua Paola, the Fontana dell’Acqua Paola celebrates Paul V and his impact on the area. Restoring the existing aqueduct, Pope Paul V…

Plan of the mother church for the Jesuit Order in Rome.

This is the facade of the mother church for the Jesuit Order, constructed in 16th century Rome.

An altarpiece by Rubens for Chiesa Nuova. Originally done on canvas, the work was redone on slate.

An altarpiece originally in the Capella della Pieta chapel in the right nave of the Chiesa Nuova.

The construction of the Cornaro Chapel took place from 1647 to 1652 at the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome. The project was comissioned by Frederigo Cornaro, the Cardinal of Venice to honor both himself, family members, and a saint. The chapel was…

Bernini’s Self-Portrait as a Young Man, painted in 1623 at the young age of 25, is done in oil paint on a 38 cm by 30 cm canvas. The painting is in the Galleria Borghese in Rome as a part of the collection of Scipione Borghese [1].

The portrait,…

Sculptor Giovacchino Fortini carved Bust of a Nobleman in Armour in 1700. The bust is done in white marble, and currently belongs to a private collection [1].

Fortini, a Florentine sculptor, was renowned for his busts that marked a design shift…

Caravaggios painting, Boy with a Basket of Fruit, is dated to early in his career from roughly 1593 to 1595. The painting is done in oil on a 70 by 67 cm canvas, and is a part of the Galleria Borghese in Rome [1]. Caravaggio created the painting…