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Eternal acanthus and the apse mosaics of San Clemente

Eternal acanthus and the apse mosaics of San Clemente

Art History, Caelian, Late Medieval, Late Medieval Art, Rome, Underground Rome

Tweet In my last post I wrote about the 15th century chapel of Branda Castiglione at the church of San Clemente, a languid stone’s throw from the Colosseum. San Clemente is one of countless buildings in Rome which serves as a history of the city in microcosm: twelfth...
Eternal acanthus and the apse mosaics of San Clemente

Shaking off the Middle Ages: the Castiglione Chapel at San Clemente

Art History, Caelian, Churches, Early Renaissance, Fresco, Late Medieval, Late Medieval Art, Medieval Art, Rome

Tweet On Monday morning I was exploring underground sites on the Caelian Hill with a charming couple from California. We started off a stone’s throw from the Colosseum at the church of San Clemente where layer upon layer of the city’s history can be explored; a...

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Hobgoblin, nor foul fiend... The pilgrim saint, Sa Hobgoblin, nor foul fiend... The pilgrim saint, San Rocco. Sheltering from the rain which started at the very end of today’s live streamed tour from the Pincio to the Mausoleum of Augustus, popping into Santa Maria del Popolo on the way. Thanks so much to all who joined!
My folks (@elizabeth.crawford2017 & my dad, the ma My folks (@elizabeth.crawford2017 & my dad, the man least likely ever to be on Instagram) gave me a big ol’ Le Creuset pot for Christmas. I christened it with pollo alla cacciatora: a very free range chicken from Il Fiorentino on Campo de’ Fiori who threw in some very lovely sage, rosemary from the terrace, juniper collected by our dear Tuscan pals, Pecorino (wine) from @enotecadiviamacerata. Great team work!
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