art in rome

TREVI FOUNTAIN: The real origin of “to flip a coin ” tradition

TREVI FOUNTAIN: The real origin of “to flip a coin ” tradition

The fountain most famous of Italy and of Rome has many legends and ancient rituals around it. The first one is to flip a coin into the water of fountain to come back in Rome, and this gestureis repeating every day for thousand times. The origin of this tradition is…
Toulouse-Lautrec and James Tissot, the French art on display in Rome

Toulouse-Lautrec and James Tissot, the French art on display in Rome

Two important events related to French art are actually on display in Rome, with the exhibitions of contemporary art of Toulouse-Lautrec and James Tissot, two of the most interesting artists of the end ‘800 and’ 900. Toulouse-Lautrec was a painter associated with post-impressionism and became particularly famous thanks to the…
The Art of Brick, extraordinary LEGO sculptures on display in Rome

The Art of Brick, extraordinary LEGO sculptures on display in Rome

At Spazio Eventi SET until 14 February 2015 will be exhibited 85 wonderful and unique sculptures made by the lawyer Nathan Sawaya with over a million LEGO bricks. The exhibition is called “The Art of Brick” and has been valued one of the best contemporary exhibitions from the international press…
David La Chapelle, after “The Deluge”

David La Chapelle, after “The Deluge”

David LaChapelle, the great American artist and photographer, comes back, after more than fifteen year, at Palazzo delle Esposizioni with one of the most important and exhaustive retrospective. There are about 100 works on view, some presented for first time in a museum including many large-scale works. The exhibition is…
Chagall “Love and Life” on display in Rome until July 26, 2015

Chagall “Love and Life” on display in Rome until July 26, 2015

Until July 26, 2015 will be open to the Cloister of Bramante, a few steps from Piazza Navona, the exhibition “Marc Chagall. Love and Life” which will be exhibite more than 150 works of the painter jew of Russian origin. The exhibition is entirely focused on the relationship between Chagall…
Matisse Arabesque exhibition in Rome from March 5 to June 21, 2015

Matisse Arabesque exhibition in Rome from March 5 to June 21, 2015

At the Quirinal Stables, from March 5 to June 21, 2015 is on display Matisse Arabesque curated by Ester Coen Henri Emile Benoît Matisse (Le Cateau-Cambresis, December 31, 1869 – Nice, November 3, 1954) was a painter, engraver, illustrator and French sculptot. Matisse is one of the most popular artists…
Exhibit of Castel Sant’Angelo – “The Popes of hope: Art and Religion of seventeenth century in Rome”

Exhibit of Castel Sant’Angelo – “The Popes of hope: Art and Religion of seventeenth century in Rome”

The current exhibition of Castel Sant’Angelo is dedicated to the Popes that in seventeenth century have made Rome the capital of the Christian world through the propagation of works of art. In fact, is in that period that the art began to be seen as a useful vehicle for spreading…