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19 August 202315 September 2024

The Arch of Constantine: one of the monuments of Rome

L'Arco di Costantino: uno dei monumenti più famosi di Roma

The Arch of Constantine: one of the most famous monuments in Rome.
The Arch of Constantine, located near the Colosseum, is one of the most famous and best preserved monuments of ancient Rome. Built in 315 AD, the arch was erected to celebrate the victory of Emperor Constantine I in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge (312 AD), which marked his triumph over Maxentius and the consolidation of his power.
The arch is approximately 21 meters high and has three arches (fornices): a larger central one and two smaller lateral ones. Its decoration is an example of artistic syncretism, as it incorporates reliefs from monuments of previous eras, probably to underline the continuity of imperial authority. Some of the reliefs were taken from monuments of Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius, adapted and inserted into the context of Constantine's triumph.
The importance of the arch lies not only in its artistic value, but also in its historical significance. Constantine's victory was decisive for the spread of Christianity, since, according to tradition, the emperor attributed his success to divine intervention. A few years later, with the Edict of Milan (313 AD), Constantine guaranteed freedom of worship to Christians, marking a fundamental turning point in the history of the empire and of Christianity itself.
Today, the Arch of Constantine is one of the most visited monuments in Rome, a silent witness to the greatness and change of the Roman Empire.

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The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch with three arches (with a central passage flanked by two smaller lateral passages), located in Rome, a short distance from the Colosseum. In addition to its considerable historical importance as a monument, the Arch can be considered as a true museum of official Roman sculpture, extraordinary in its richness and importance.
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The Arch of Constantine: one of the most famous monuments in Rome – L’Arc de Constantin : l’un des monuments les plus célèbres de Rome – El Arco de Constantino: uno de los monumentos más famosos de Roma – O Arco de Constantino: um dos monumentos mais famosos de Roma – Der Konstantinsbogen: eines der berühmtesten Denkmäler Roms – Arch of Constantine: một trong những di tích nổi tiếng nhất ở Rome – 君士坦丁凯旋门：罗马最著名的古迹之一 – コンスタンティヌスの凱旋門: ローマで最も有名な記念碑の 1 つ

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4 August 20236 July 2023

Un paio di statue del Ponte Sant’Angelo a Roma

Un paio di statue del Ponte Sant’Angelo a Roma.
Oltre ai classici monumenti romani, nella mia ultima visita alla capitale, ho cercato di fotografare anche qualcosa di meno famoso.
Queste, per esempio, sono due delle molte statue di angeli (una di Bernini che porge la scritta INRI e l’altra che regge la tunica che i soldati si giocarono a dadi) che adornano il famoso ponte che passa il Tevere e che porta a Castel Sant’Angelo.

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Ponte Sant’Angelo, noto anche come pons Aelius (ponte Elio), pons Hadriani (ponte di Adriano) o ponte di Castello, è un ponte che collega piazza di Ponte S. Angelo al lungotevere Vaticano, a Roma, nei rioni Ponte e Borgo.
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A couple of statues on the Ponte Sant’Angelo in Rome – Quelques statues sur le Ponte Sant’Angelo à Rome – Un par de estatuas en el Ponte Sant’Angelo en Roma – Um par de estátuas na Ponte Sant’Angelo em Roma – Ein paar Statuen auf der Ponte Sant’Angelo in Rom – Một vài bức tượng trên Ponte Sant’Angelo ở Rome – 罗马圣天使桥上的几个雕像 – ローマのサンタンジェロ橋にあるいくつかの彫像

24 July 202321 August 2024

Una foto panoramica della famosa Fontana di Trevi a Roma

Una foto panoramica della famosa Fontana di Trevi a Roma.
Qualche mese fa sono stato a fare una commissione veloce nella capitale. Dovevo fare tutto in giornata ma sono comunque riuscito a regalarmi un giro da turista per il centro e a scattare moltissime foto in città.
Questa, come avrete già capito tutti, è la celeberrima fontana di Trevi voluta da Clemente XII e iniziata a costruire da Nicola Salvi e finita nel 1762 da Pietro e Verginio Bracci.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Canon RF 24-50.

Here is also a nice video of the fountain:

Videos recorded with Gopro Hero 10 Black.

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The Trevi Fountain is the largest and most famous fountain in Rome. Built on the facade of Palazzo Poli by Nicola Salvi, the competition announced by Pope Clement XII in 1731 was initially won by the French sculptor Lambert-Sigisbert Adam but the assignment was subsequently passed to Salvi.
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A panoramic photo of the famous Trevi Fountain in Rome – Une photo panoramique de la célèbre fontaine de Trevi à Rome – Una foto panorámica de la famosa Fontana de Trevi en Roma – Uma foto panorâmica da famosa Fontana di Trevi em Roma – Ein Panoramafoto des berühmten Trevi-Brunnens in Rom – Ảnh toàn cảnh Đài phun nước Trevi nổi tiếng ở Rome – 罗马著名特莱维喷泉的全景照片 – ローマの有名なトレビの泉のパノラマ写真

30 June 202315 August 2024

Il Perseo che ha ucciso Medusa a Firenze

Il Perseo che ha ucciso Medusa nella Loggia dei Lanzi a Firenze.
Se siete a Firenze non potete sicuramente mancare di vedere questa statua situata proprio in centro, nella famosissima piazza della Signoria.
Si trova riparata sotto alla Loggia dei Lanzi, quella struttura di fronte a Palazzo Vecchio che ospita diverse opere.

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Perseo viene ricordato soprattutto per l’uccisione della Gorgone Medusa, per aver salvato Andromeda, poi diventata sua sposa, da un mostro marino e per essere stato re di Tirinto, dopo aver rinunciato al trono di Argo a favore di Megapente, e di Micene, città che fondò lui stesso. Dalla moglie Andromeda ebbe molti figli, tra cui Elettrione (suo erede e nonno di Eracle) e Gorgofone (madre di Icario e nonna di Penelope, sposa di Odisseo).
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The Perseus who killed Medusa in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence – Le Persée qui a tué Méduse dans la Loggia dei Lanzi à Florence – El Perseo que mató a Medusa en la Loggia dei Lanzi de Florencia – O Perseu que matou Medusa na Loggia dei Lanzi em Florença – Der Perseus, der Medusa in der Loggia dei Lanzi in Florenz tötete – Perseus đã giết Medusa trong Loggia dei Lanzi ở Florence – 在佛罗伦萨的 Loggia dei Lanzi 杀死美杜莎的珀尔修斯 – フィレンツェのロッジアデイランツィでメデューサを殺したペルセウス

25 June 202330 July 2024

The column-bearing lion guarding the entrance to Parma Cathedral

Il leone stiloforo a guardia dell'ingresso del Duomo di Parma

The stylophorus lion guarding the entrance to the Parma Cathedral.
The Parma Cathedral has its main entrance guarded by these two lions (stylophores).
I recently took several photos of this type of statue, almost always lions, at the entrance to historic (and less so) buildings.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

There is also the official website of the Duomo: piazzaduomoparma.com.

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The stylophoros is an architectural term derived from Greek and meaning “style bearer”, that is, column bearer. It is used to indicate those sculptures of animals or fantastic monsters placed at the base of the supporting columns of the porches or even pulpits usually in Romanesque churches. Unlike the caryatid, a sculpture that replaces the entire column by acting as a support for the trabeation, the stylophoros constitutes only the base of the column.
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The column-bearing lion guarding the entrance to the Cathedral of Parma – Le lion à colonne qui garde l’entrée de la cathédrale de Parme – El león con columna que custodia la entrada a la Catedral de Parma – O leão com coluna guardando a entrada da Catedral de Parma – Der säulentragende Löwe bewacht den Eingang zur Kathedrale von Parma – Con sư tử gác cột canh giữ lối vào Nhà thờ lớn Parma – 守卫帕尔马大教堂入口的立柱狮子 – パルマ大聖堂の入り口を守る柱を持つライオン

22 June 202330 March 2023

Il famosissimo ponte di Rialto nella bella Venezia

Il famosissimo ponte di Rialto nella bella Venezia.
In una bella gita a Venezia non può certo mancare un passo sul ponte piu’ famoso di Venezia: il Ponte di Rialto.
Ed ovviamente non può mancare nemmeno una bella (almeno credo io) foto dello stesso.

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E’ uno dei quattro ponti, insieme al ponte dell’Accademia, al ponte degli Scalzi e al ponte della Costituzione, che attraversano il Canal Grande, nella città di Venezia. Dei quattro, il ponte di Rialto è il più antico e sicuramente il più famoso. A detta delle cronache, il primo passaggio sul Canal Grande era costituito da un ponte di barche. Un ponte vero e proprio, poggiante su pali in legno, fu costruito da Nicolò Barattiero sotto il dogado di Sebastiano Ziani o di Orio Mastropiero…
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The very famous Rialto bridge in beautiful Venice – Le très célèbre pont du Rialto dans la belle Venise – El puente de Rialto muy famoso en Venecia hermosa – A muito famosa ponte Rialto na bela Veneza – Die sehr berühmte Rialto-Brücke im schönen Venedig – Cây cầu Rialto vô cùng nổi tiếng ở Venice xinh đẹp – 美丽的威尼斯著名的里亚托桥 – 美しいヴェネツィアの非常に有名なリアルト橋

19 June 20236 November 2024

The Colleoni Chapel in the Cathedral Square in Bergamo Alta

La Cappella Colleoni in piazza Duomo a Bergamo Alta

The Colleoni Chapel in Piazza Duomo in Bergamo Alta.
For the first time in my life I visited the upper part of the city of Bergamo.
Honestly, even though it was almost evening, I was amazed by the beauty of the village; I say village because the upper part, perched on a hill and surrounded by walls, seems more like a village than a city.
This is one of the main squares of the city: Piazza del Duomo.

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The Colleoni Chapel is a Renaissance church built by order of Bartolomeo Colleoni as his mausoleum, designed by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo and dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It is located in the Piazza del Duomo in Bergamo Alta, adjacent to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
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The Colleoni Chapel in the cathedral square in Bergamo Alta – La chapelle Colleoni sur la place de la cathédrale de Bergame Alta – La Capilla Colleoni en la plaza de la catedral de Bérgamo Alta – A Capela Colleoni na praça da catedral em Bergamo Alta – Die Colleoni-Kapelle auf dem Domplatz in Bergamo Alta – Nhà nguyện Colleoni ở quảng trường nhà thờ lớn ở Bergamo Alta – 贝加莫阿尔塔大教堂广场的科莱奥尼礼拜堂 – ベルガモアルタの大聖堂広場にあるコレオーニ礼拝堂

14 June 20237 September 2024

The area of Milan with the Columns of San Lorenzo

La zona di Milano con le Colonne di San Lorenzo

The area of Milan with the Columns of San Lorenzo.
Walking around Milan I came across this area, famous above all for the Milanese nightlife, where these splendid marble columns welcome passers-by.
One of the many monuments of Milan.

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These are sixteen columns, about 7 and a half meters high, in Musso marble, with Corinthian capitals that support the trabeation. In reality, looking closely, there are 17 columns, in fact on the top of the arch that is in the center of the columns, which differentiates 8 on one side and 8 on the other, there is a miniature column with a cross on top. They come from Roman buildings dating back to the 2nd or 3rd century, probably a pagan temple located in the area of the current Piazza Santa Maria Beltrade.
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The area of Milan with the Columns of San Lorenzo – Le quartier de Milan avec les Colonnes de San Lorenzo – La zona de Milán con las Columnas de San Lorenzo – A área de Milão com as Colunas de San Lorenzo – Das Gebiet von Mailand mit den Säulen von San Lorenzo – Khu vực Milan với Cột San Lorenzo – 米兰地区与圣洛伦索柱 – サン・ロレンツォの柱があるミラノのエリア

11 June 202331 October 2024

Frescoes of the church of SS Giovanni and Reparata

Gli affreschi della chiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Reparata a Lucca

The frescoes of the church of Saints Giovanni and Reparata in Lucca.
Entering the monumental church of Lucca I was amazed to see the quality of the ancient works of art preserved inside.
Like these frescoes with the Madonna between Saints Nicola and Caterina and Saints Ginese, Sebastiano and Barbara.

This is the official website of the museum complex: museocattedralelucca.it.

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The Santa Reparata complex was built in the 5th century on an area of Roman settlement. Around the 6th century the complex took on a cemetery function but in the 8th century the church was functioning again. In the 9th century a crypt was opened where the relics of San Pantaleone, found in 1714, were placed.
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The frescoes of the church of Santi Giovanni e Reparata in Lucca – Les fresques de l’église de Santi Giovanni e Reparata à Lucca – Los frescos en la iglesia de Santi Giovanni e Reparata en Lucca – Os afrescos da igreja de Santi Giovanni e Reparata em Lucca – Die Fresken in der Kirche Santi Giovanni e Reparata in Lucca – Các bức bích họa của nhà thờ Santi Giovanni e Reparata ở Lucca – 卢卡 Santi Giovanni e Reparata 教堂的壁画 – ルッカのサンティジョヴァンニエレパラータ教会のフレスコ画

9 June 202327 July 2024

The splendid Florence Cathedral in all its magnificence

Lo splendido Duomo di Firenze in tutta la sua magnificenza

The splendid Duomo of Florence in all its magnificence.
I still had a couple of beautiful photos to publish from the last trip I had made to the Tuscan capital.
And obviously they are of the symbolic monument of the city: the Duomo of Santa Maria in Fiore.
A less classic photo, the first, lateral and a more classic one, the second, also with the Baptistery.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

This is the official website of the church: duomo.firenze.it.

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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, commonly known as the Florence Cathedral, is the main church of Florence, the symbol of the city and one of the most famous in Italy; when it was completed in the fifteenth century, it was the largest church in the world, while today it is considered the third in Europe after St. Peter's in Rome and the Milan Cathedral. It stands on the foundations of the ancient cathedral of Florence, the church of Santa Reparata, in a part of the city that has hosted places of worship since Roman times.
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