From Canova to the Fourth State: an Exhibition for a Century of Art

Until 10th June 2008, the Scuderie del Quirinale (presidential palace) of Rome will be the seat of a really important exhibition, dedicated to the 19th century great art.

The title of the exhibition is “From Canova to the Fourth State”, and it’s the first time that our country, from centuries the capital of art and culture, houses an exhibition which shows as protagonist the European 19th century painting and carving.

At Scuderie del Quirinale of Rome, the exhibition’s visitors will come face to face with just 100 masterpieces which the exhibition’s organizers, Maria Vittoria Marini Clarelli, Fernando Mazzocca and Carlo Sisi, have carefully selected between the amazing artworks that the numerous artistic production of the 19th century left us.

The paintings have been branched and exposed in different divisions, and between them, in the main sections, the great sculptures by such artists as Canova, Bartolini and Duprè stand out .

The exhibition’s purpose is to underline the importance of a century which deeply shaped history and art of our country, and which, between historical and social events of different order, at its time and for too long, has obfuscated the immense beauty and importance of our artists.

When people already thought that Italy had lost its world supremacy in art, Canova was carving some of the today’s most admired and appreciated sculptures in the world, and the Italian paintings took shape of one of the most famous paintings in history “Il Quarto Stato” by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo. (more…)

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Sebastiano del Piombo on Exhibition in Rome

The city of Rome is proud to host in the wonderful halls of Palazzo Venezia until 18th May , the artworks which belong to one of the 16th century greatest Italian artists, Sebastiano del Piombo.

The exhibition, the first monosgraph dedicated do the painter, goes over about 80 artworks, from the artist’ paintings (paintings on board, small paintings on slate, life size portraits) to other artworks by comparison, useful to understand and to underline the artistic genius Del Piombo.

Moreover, in order to allow the spectator to retrace the artistic itinerary of the painter, the exposure is branched, with a path which goes from the first lightful, great and coloured artworks, to the last productions, abstract geometrical shapes dipped with dull shades.

Sebastiano Luciani (this is the real name of the artist), was born in Venice in 1484, and spent most of his artistic life in Rome, where in 1531 it was given to him the qualification of ‘papal piombatore’ (minister of justice who took care of papal bulls and apostolic letters), from which the nickname “del Piombo” results, by which he’s known all over the world. (more…)

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Disney on Ice comes to Italy

“Disney on Ice” comes to Italy, the great show on ice which has as protagonists the most famous and beloved personages of fantasy.

This year “Disney on Ice” celebrates its 100th birthday and for the occasion it decided to involve in celebrations also the hearty Italian audience. Infact Minnie, Mickey Mouse, the Disney princesses and many other personages, arrive at “Palalottomatica” (the major sport palace in Rome) between 23 and 27 April, giving as a gift their audience a wonderful show on ice.

Adults and kids will be called to jump in the world of fairytales which for this occasion come back to life, and which, between music and dance, inscribe on ice a magic dreaming atmosphere.

The great Disney on Ice Musical is an event not to miss and it’s an occasion to persuade children in believing in fairytales, and also to persuade us that we weren’t wrong to believe it when we were children!

Before Rome, the musical will reach first the city of Milan (9 and 13 April - Palasharp), and then, Turin (16 and 20 April - Mazda Palace), therefore if you don’t want renounce to an evening of music and entertainment, and you desire to have all the information about the cities which will host the musical, visit our websites about Rome, Turin and Milan.

Don’t hesitate to go and see the musical…. you can live in a magic fairytale once only!

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The capital’s run starts again:14th edition of the Marathon of Rome

On 16th March will start the 14th edition of the Marathon in the city of Rome, the Italian sport event which every year reaches the greatest number of participants. The marathon will start at 9.00 o’clock from Via dei Fori Imperiali, near to the Colosseo, and this year has a list of 14,500 athletes who come from 76 different countries.

The great Marathon of the city of Rome is an event which is organized at the same time in two different itineraries: the first one is the big run, to which take part professional athletes who race along a way 42 km long.

The second one, Stacittadina For Fun, has no competition, it’s about 4 km long, everyone can take part to it, and it starts immediately after the race of the athletes. This year it broke the record in participants, having a list of 50,000 registrations.

The marathon of Rome is an event which, as shows the number of registrations of every year, catches the attention of thousands professional athletes from all over the world, who use the occasion for running, trampling on the most ancient streets in the world and admiring the amazing artistic and architectural treasures which surrounded the run of the marathon. (more…)

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Art in U.S.A…. but Made in Italy!

After a sort of cultural closing in the relationship between Italy and United States of America, we can look at a new collaboration and cultural comparison between these two countries, now.

This new chapter of the current cultural History started with the return in Italy of one of the most important Italian artistic production’s masterpieces: the Vase of Eufronio, an artwork (dating back to the 5th century a.C.) found in 1973 in an ancient tomb in Certeveri. The Vase, which finally comes back home, is currently exposed at the Quirinale, and is only the first of 40 masterpieces, stealed from Italy in the previous years by the several clandestine commercial transactions.These works were exposed since a long time to the Getty Museum.

But this episode represents only the beginning of a new relationship between Italy and USA. Infact, very soon, some prestigious masterpieces by Gian Lorenzo Bernini - one of the most important Italian artists in ‘600 - will travel across the Ocean to be exposed for the first time in United States.

By the deal between the Italian cultural Minister and the Getty Museum of Los Angeles, a unique expo will start, dedicated to the italian painter and entitled “Bernini and the born of the Baroque painting portraiture”. (more…)

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Canova and La Venere Vincitrice in Rome

The Galleria Borghese in Rome will house until the 3rd of February an exhibition completely dedicated to Antonio Canova and his masterpiece, the “Venere Vincitrice“.

The exhibition is included in the series of “10 Great Exhibitions” started in May 2006 with an exposition dedicated to Raphael.

The one dedicated to Canova is the second of the

and it has been instituted to celebrate his great art in occasion of the 250° anniversary of his birth and the 200 years of Canova’s masterpiece, the absolute star of the exhibition: Paolina Bonaparte as Venere Vincitrice.

La Venere Vincitrice, work of whom the Galleria Borghese is most proud, is a marble sculpture commissioned to Canova by the Borghese family, with whom the artist had a long relationship, and it’s not a simple sculptured portrait but it’s a fine, elegant, careful celebration of the beautiful and the victory, it’s a Paolina Bonaparte represented as a goddess. (more…)

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The Divina Commedia becomes a theatral work

On the 23rd of November, for the first time in wordly presentation, will be performed in Rome “La Divina Commedia. L’ Opera”, a musical inspired to the best Italian literary work.

Ideator of the project and adaptator of Dante’s masterpiece texts for the musical is Monsignor Marco Frisina, director of the Cappella Musicale Lateranense and also author of the musics, which go from the Gregorian song to rock.

The musical is divided in two acts: in the first the public will assist to the Prologue and the representation of the Hell, in the second, Purgatory and Heaven.

The Divina Commedia will start from Rome and then continue with a long tour in many Italian cities and also in some of the most important European capitals.

The show will take place in a mobile theatre created exclusively for the event, in the area “Giovanni Paolo II”, in the Tor Vergata university campus in Rome. (more…)

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WAITING FOR CHRISTMAS TO LEARN ITALIAN LANGUAGE

The “Leonardo da Vinci Italian School” for next Christmas has decided to dedicate to its students a “Special Christmas Course”.
This is particular course because it gives them not only the possibility of learning to speak Italian, but also to live a typical Italian Christmas, by coming in contact with the most popular Italian traditions during Christmas time.

In Italy Christmas time goes from the 8th of December to the 6th of Genuary, and it is characterized by many strange and particular traditions which make this feast unique.

In this period, in fact, all the Italian people decorate their houses in a special way: they are dedicated to the preparation of the typical Presepe Napoletano’s but especially they spend a lot of time by preparing (more…)

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Tours in Vatican and Sistine Chapel

Are you going to Rome?

The “Eternal City” has infinity faces and so is not very easy decide what e when to visit !!!

Now thanks to aboutroma.com you can choose a wide range of tours from Ancient Rome to Christian Rome.

All trip to Rome is not complete until you have visited the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel.

Skip the Line: Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Coach Tour:

Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Coach Tour starts from Piazza della Repubblica with the Fountain of the Nayads and follows the ancient Aurelian Walls. You will admire the famous Villa Borghese gardens and the northern gate of the ancient city leading into Piazza del Popolo, where you will see an Egyptian obelisk.
Upon arrival at the Vatican Walls, you can visit the Vatican Museums taking the beautiful Spiral stairway and continuing through the Gallery of the Tapestries and the Gallery of the Geographical Maps before arriving at the famous Sistine Chapel, where you can see the magnificent fresco of the Last Judgement by Michelangelo.
The Last Judgement was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere to Michelangiolo to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The “Fresco” covers the entire end wall of the Chapel.

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“NOTTE BIANCA” in Rome and around Europe.

On Saturday 8 September takes place the fifth edition of the Notte Bianca the event that capital can never lose.

From 2003 on, there has been four editions of this huge collective event that every year has welcomed thousands of people. Rome citizens, italian and international turists and people from all aronud the world shared with curiosity and emotions this uniqe experience and that good development brings it success.

The Notte Bianca is a cultural event, open to all with no admission charge, held each year between the end of the summer and the beginning of autumn and lasting one whole night.

One feature of the Notte Bianca is to promote contemporary creativeness in all its forms and to be present in public areas in such location that generally are closed: from suburban areas to prestigius locations like museums, monuments, theatres and churches too.

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