The Borghese Vase.

The Borghese Vase.

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Tweet I was at the Borghese Gallery with some delightful clients from North Carolina a couple of weeks ago, and the “Museum of the Universe” was looking particularly splendid. I’m usually a little perplexed by the annual exhibition staged at the Borghese; there’s...
The Borghese Vase.

The Borghese Vase

Art History, Greek Sculpture, Rome, Villa Borghese

Tweet I was at the Borghese Gallery with some delightful clients from North Carolina a couple of weeks ago, and the “Museum of the Universe” was looking particularly splendid. I’m usually a little perplexed by the annual exhibition staged at the Borghese; there’s...
The ceiling vault of the Gesù.

The ceiling vault of the Gesù.

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Tweet I dropped into the Gesù yesterday because I’m going to start a few days with a group of sixth-formers by visiting the church next week. They’re studying the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, and the Gesù is a bombastic place to start. Plus it’s close to...
The ceiling vault of the Gesù.

The ceiling vault of the Gesù

Art History, Baroque, Centro Storico, Rome

Tweet I dropped into the Gesù yesterday because I’m going to start a few days with a group of sixth-formers by visiting the church next week. They’re studying the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, and the Gesù is a bombastic place to start. Plus it’s close to...