Art and culture

This section “Art and culture” explores some themes related to Rome, its heritage in particular. So far we have been interested in two great artistic movements that have marked the city and contributed to its splendor, including their emblematic protagonists. Thus we present a synthesis of the Renaissance, and its impact in Rome with the main works and the route to discover them, the great masters of the time like Michelangelo or Raphael. Similarly, the baroque period is explored with Borromini, Bernini and Caravaggio.

The Baroque in Rome

Photo of Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, San Francesco a Ripa

The Baroque is an artistic movement that extends from the mid-sixteenth century, until the mid-eighteenth that marked European art. Its origin is in Italy, where there are many beautiful expressions, especially in Rome. This style touches all areas, such as architecture, painting or music. This period was called “baroque” after the end of the 18th century.
It is characterized ...

Renaissance in Rome

The Renaissance (Rinascimento in Italian) is a period of great cultural change in Europe that began in Italy at the end of the 14th century, and in the same country developed until the beginning of the 16th century. It constitutes the transition between medieval and modern Europe.
It is in literature that this movement took its source, with in ...