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Located on the opposite side of the Piazza Navona as the Fontana del Nettuno, the Fontana del Moro creates a highly interesting dialogue. The Fontana del Moro, while not as famous as the central Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in the Piazza Navona, manages…

The Fontana delle Tartarughe is famous for the turtles that adorn the fountain. Yet these were not a part of the original design, but added later into the fountain. With water from the Acqua Vergine, the fountain was made to bring water to the…

After Rome was sacked in 846, the old St Peter’s was continuously refurbished and repaired. Pope Nicholas V (1447-1455) began the first new construction. Nicholas V worked with architect Alberti, who wanted to remake the city with St. Peter’s as its…

The Artist Giacomo Recco was born in Naples in 1603 and is considered to be one of the founders of still life painting in Naples during the 17th century. Giacomo is known for specializing in painting flower subjects and as being inspired by…

The Trevi Fountain was originally commissioned in 1629 by Pope Urban VIII to replace an older fountain on the same spot. This fountain was commissioned to Gian Lorenzo Bernini, yet was left unfinished as Pope Urban VIII died in 1644. The fountain was…

The Fontana del Tritone stands in the middle of the Piazza Barberini. This fountain takes water from the Acqua Felice in order to create this beautiful and powerful piece of art. The fountain was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII, and was the last…

Bernini’s life-sized marble sculpture of “Apollo and Daphne” is regarded as one of his most powerful and emotional works. The work was commissioned in 1622 by Cardinal Scipione Borghese and was initially placed in his villa.

The work illustrates…

Bernini’s “The Rape of Prosperina” marble sculpture portrays the abduction of Proserpina, also known as Persephone, who is seized by the god of the underworld Pluto. The work was commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese for his four large-scale…

“A Faun Teased by Children” is one of Bernini’s earliest works. The artist completed this work in 1616 when he was about eighteen years old. Bernini completed this small yet masterful sculpture under the supervision of his father

The” Hermaphrodite” sculpture is one of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s most famous restoration works. The figure radiates ambiguous seductiveness and intrigue. Hermaphroditus is shown sleeping down but different angles of the piece reveal the figure’s male…