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Architecture Italy, Imperium Est, Italian Architecture, Italian culture, Italian history, Pantheon, Rome, The Triumphal Arch of Constantine

Symbolism and History of The Arch of Constantine in Rome

Symbolism and History of The Arch of Constantine in Rome Spanning the Via Triumphalis in Rome, Italy, the city’s Arch of Constantine is as iconic and emblematic of Roman architecture as its larger neighbor, the Colosseum. And like that famous landmark, the

Oct 05

Architecture Italy, Imperium Est, Italian Architecture, Italian culture, Italian history, Pantheon, Rome, The Triumphal Arch of Constantine

The Triumphal Arch of Constantine

The Triumphal Arch of Constantine’s Story Roman history is filled with conquerors that left their mark on the Eternal City in one way or the other and one prominent, extant example that we have of that is the Arch of Constantine.

Sep 28

Architecture Italy, Imperium Est, Italian Architecture, Italian culture, Italian history, Pantheon, Rome, Story of the Pantheon, The Pantheon in Rome

Rome’s Pantheon Magnificent Story

Rome’s Pantheon Magnificent StoryWith a name that itself defines the collection of deities making up a religious order, Rome, Italy’s Pantheon is an architectural wonder of the world that reminds us of the empire’s power, cultural influence, and vast wealth.A

Antonio Canova, Apollo, Imperium Est, Italy, Renaissance, Roman art, Roman history, Rome, Sculpture, The Three Graces

The Three Graces: the Neoclassical marble sculpture of Antonio Canova

The Three Graces: the Neoclassical marble sculpture of Antonio Canova The erotic sensuality of the marble surfaces of The Three Graces reveals how a cold hard resistant material may we transformed into the illusion of warm flesh by the creative craft of

Apollo, Apollo and Daphne, Daphne, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Imperium Est, Italy, Renaissance, Roman art, Roman history, Rome

Apollo and Daphne “Meraviglie”

Apollo and Daphne "Meraviglie"Bernini began carving Apollo and Daphne in 1622 and the marble sculpture became the artist’s first great public triumph. Only 23years old, the sculptor had captured motion, transformation, sexual appetite, and terror in an incredible way that

Moses sculpture by Michelangelo in San Petrio in Vincoli, Rome, Italy

Imperium Est, Italy, Moses, Renaissance, Roman art, Roman history, Rome

Michelangelo’s Moses: a triumph of the Italian Renaissance

Michelangelo’s Moses: a triumph of the Italian RenaissanceMichelangelo’s Moses has a complicated and difficult history. Like the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to design and construct his tomb in 1505. Typical of renaissance era popes, this

Michelangelo Pietà - Analysing Michelangelo's Vatican Pietà Statue

Imperium Est, Italy, La Pieta, Pieta, Renaissance, Roman history, Rome

La Pieta: Michelangelo’s First and Unique Roman Masterpiece

La Pieta: Michelangelo's First and Unique Roman MasterpieceThis most supremely elegant and graceful sculpture was begun by the young Michelangelo at the age only twenty-three. The pyramidal composition, with the Virgin’s startlingly youthful face at the apex, displays the sculptor’s early

Imperium Est, Italy, Laocoon, Renaissance, Roman history, Rome, The Statue of Laocoon, The Statue of Laocoon and His Sons

The Statue of Laocoon and His Sons: A Marble Masterpiece found in 1506

The Statue of Laocoon and His Sons: A Marble Masterpiece found in 1506The Laocoon, the monumental sculptural group by Baccio Bandinelli is a copy of the famous marble sculpture from the late Hellenistic age discovered in Rome on 14 January 1506

Sculpture detail of the Nile River god in The Fountain of the Four Rivers (The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi) in the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy. Monument was built by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1651.