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Roman Quarantine – Day 42

Roman Quarantine – Day 42

Churches, Coronavirus, Early Christian art, Uncategorized

Tweet Day forty-two, 42, for tea too. If it is indeed the answer, I feel I’ve started losing sight of the question. Nevertheless people who have no choice are keeping their heads, and the situation seems to continue to improve. There were twenty fewer cases than...
On the cusp of Christendom: The architecture of the mausoleum of Constantina.

On the cusp of Christendom: The architecture of the mausoleum of Constantina.

Archeology, Architecture, Art History, Churches, Early Christian art

Tweet The first version of this post was written for the fabulous, but now sadly defunct, 3 Pipe Problem blog. It was run by the fearsomely energetic Hasan Nayazi who died suddenly and prematurely last year. I met him in person once, on his only visit to Rome two...
The Birth of Christian Art: The Basilica of Saints Cosmas & Damian

The Birth of Christian Art: The Basilica of Saints Cosmas & Damian

Art History, Early Christian art, Roman Forum

Tweet The verdigris door in the photo above belongs to a temple in the Roman Forum, traditionally said to have been dedicated to Romulus, the infant son of the Emperor Maxentius. About a century after the mosaics at Santa Pudenziana (about which I spoke in my last...
The Birth of Christian Art: The Basilica of Saints Cosmas & Damian

Roman Christian-ness or Christian Roman-ness? The Apse Mosaics of Santa Pudenziana

Art History, Early Christian art, Esquiline, Rome

Tweet I have recently been in a mosaic phase, as mentioned in my last post. My mosaic phases are cyclical – all that glittering gold in the gloaming is so wonderfully atmospheric – but this one began last month when watching a BBC documentary about the...

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What a difference a day makes! Taking photos for t What a difference a day makes! Taking photos for this week’s new talk: “Pharaonic Ambitions: Obelisks in Rome”. Tomorrow and Saturday at 7pm Rome time (6pm GMT, 1pm ET), Tues 2nd Feb 11am Rome time (10am GMT, 9pm AEST). €15 each, c. 50 mins plus Q&A. Email info at understandingrome dot con if you’d like to book!
Last call for the final outing of my latest online Last call for the final outing of my latest online talk starting in an hour (11am CET, 10am GMT, 9pm AEST). It’s called “All Roads Lead to Rome: Pilgrims and the Urbe” and costs €15, c. 50 mins plus Q&A. DM/email if interested.
The Trevi Fountain in the rain. The Trevi Fountain in the rain.
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