Illustrious Company
Tweet I was delighted to see the handful of words Conde Nast Traveller had asked me for in this month’s edition. Lodged between Rome’s former mayor, Walter Veltroni, and Rome’s only three star Michelin chef, Heinz Beck. Who was in turn just above...
Cosmati Work and the Conservation of Matter
Tweet Last Friday afternoon I was pootling around the Capitoline Museums, which is the kind of thing guides do on a free off-season afternoon (in case you wondered), when I stumbled upon a piece I’d entirely forgotten was there. A section of a dismantled pulpit...
Cosmati Work and the Conservation of Matter.
Tweet Last Friday afternoon I was pootling around the Capitoline Museums, which is the kind of thing guides do on a free off-season afternoon (in case you wondered), when I stumbled upon a piece I’d entirely forgotten was there. A section of a dismantled pulpit...
Understanding Rome is officially endorsed by the world’s best rugby team ;)
Tweet It was a great pleasure showing the most gladiatorial (and tallest) group I’ve ever had around the mother of all stadia and the Roman...My favourite short cut.
Tweet A lazy stone’s throw from the Pantheon, the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva takes its name from its position above an ancient temple dedicated to Minerva. It’s my absolute favourite short cut in Rome, enter on Piazza della Minerva and leave by the back...My favourite short cut: Smells, Bells & The Cappella Carafa
Tweet A lazy stone’s throw from the Pantheon, the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva takes its name from its position above an ancient temple dedicated to Minerva. It’s my absolute favourite short cut in Rome, enter on Piazza della Minerva and leave by the back...Palimpsest
Tweet palimpsest noun a manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed on effaced earlier writing. -something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form. (Shorter Oxford Dictionary, OUP) Rome is so...
Jonah, the lynchpin of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Tweet 500 years ago today, Michelangelo was finishing work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. One of the most visited, discussed, celebrated, and indeed largest paintings in the history of art. An anniversary is always a good excuse for a blog post, and given that,...
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