Italian Art for Travelers
Your passport to culture, history, and art

Imperial Rome was adept at utilizing public-facing art to define its values and exploit achievements. Their language of power included triumphal arches, portraits, and coins to create and reinforce their message. Politicians continue to do what the Romans did,. There is a history going back to the Romans that informs how public-facing images are used today. Looking back at that history sheds some light on proposed commemorative art for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration

Glass was to the Romans what plastic is to modern cultures. Romans were adept at large-scale enterprise, be it conquering the Eastern Mediterranean to Britain, or, with glass, taking manufacturing to new levels of production and design. Glass was remarkably versatile, allowing Romans to recycle it, form it into brilliant colors, inventive shapes, and intricate patterns.

The view from the Palatine Hill conveys the storied history of ancient Rome, Christian Rome, and modern Rome.

Debauchery and megalomania seem to define most Roman emperors. Four come to mind: Augustus, Nero, Vespasian, and Hadrian.

The Colosseum, public baths, togas, wall paintings are some of the iconic symbols of Rome, made possible through creativity and invention. A

How would you like to be remembered? That selfie you took on vacation, a wedding photo, or image from a family gathering? We consciously...