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Roma Barocca

Bernini, Borromini, and the drama of Baroque Rome — a city that learned to perform in stone and light.

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a view of Roma Barocca's Quirinal Hill meeting place, with the ancient statues and the Baroque summer palace of the popes

Roma Barocca: Bernini and Borromini on the Quirinal Hill

This Baroque romp takes us from Piazza Quirinale to Santa Maria della Vittoria and back again. The visit starts with…

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Baroque Rome is Caravaggio who can be seen in this self-portrait, the only one he left us!

Roma Barocca: Caravaggio’s Rome and Six of His Oil Paintings in Situ

Over the high altars in the semi-darkness of three churches are six oil paintings by the delinquent genius, Caravaggio. Stunningly…

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Rome's downtown Bernini's river god in front of Borromini's church facade

Roma Barocca: Dueling Geniuses (Bernini and Borromini) in Rome’s Downtown

Rivalry fueled Bernini and Borromini's genius. Nearly the same age, they had wildly different temperaments: Borromini dressed in an ostentatious…

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Roma Barocca, Baroque Rome, is the Borghese Gallery, seen here in the picture

Roma Barocca: The Borghese Gallery and the Capuchin Crypt

The art-collector Cardinal Scipio Borghese considered himself the luckiest man alive: thanks to his uncle-Pope, he possessed unlimited funds in…

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