+39 338 1984 375 info@understandingrome.com
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Understanding Rome
  • ABOUT
  • ONLINE TALKS
  • BOOK TOURS
    • The Vatican City
    • Ancient Rome
      • Palatine Hill, Roman Forum and the Colosseum
      • Field of Mars
      • Roads and Water: The Infrastructure of the Roman World
    • Medieval Rome
    • Renaissance and Baroque Rome
    • Out of Town
      • Tivoli
      • Cerveteri
      • Ostia
      • Palestrina
  • CONTACT
  • BLOG
Select Page
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...

Categories

Recent Comments

  • Michael on Roman Quarantine – Day 58
  • Ron on Eclectic Exoticism and Funerary Bling: The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius
  • Jennifer Johnson on Stravinsky’s Coffin and the Uncertain Seminarian
  • Alex on One can always spot an emperor by his haircut
  • Marian Lincoln on The “Protestant” Cemetery at Testaccio.
  • TripAdvisor

understandingrome

understandingrome
Instagram post 18044620207320185 Instagram post 18044620207320185
Instagram post 17956518127883139 Instagram post 17956518127883139
In 35c the Villa d’Este fountains make a lot of In 35c the Villa d’Este fountains make a lot of sense. Late Renaissance air conditioning.
Instagram post 17930757515496649 Instagram post 17930757515496649
Instagram post 18306782896061455 Instagram post 18306782896061455
Instagram post 17937018065234121 Instagram post 17937018065234121
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress

I use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on my website. If you continue to use this site I will assume that you are happy with it.Ok