28 June 2008 - 28 October 2008
Rome
The exhibition aims to document the link between the two most ancient and powerful empires that ever existed, Rome and Ancient Egypt. The high number of obelisks and many Roman artefacts show how Roman art was profoundly influenced by Egyptian art. The artists of the Renaissance also gleaned their inspiration from the ancient prophets, the Great Hermes Trismegisto for example, and the fascinating and mysterious hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. The Borgias wanted the story of Egyptian deities painted on the ceilings and walls in their rooms in the Vatican and Raphael used a semblance of Artemis Ephesia (thinking her to be Isis) on the ceiling of the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura. An intense passion for Egypt was rife throughout the 18th century onwards and has continued on until the present day; the Americans wanted a pyramid on their dollar bill and the French unveiled the mysteries of the hieroglyphics. Tue-sun h9-19 Castel Sant'Angelo, lungotevere di Castello, 50. Info +39 066819111
Click on the basket icon to create a list of structures you want to contact.
30 August 2008
26 June 2009
4 January 2009
18 December 2008
10 October 2008
5 October 2008
26 September 2008
17 June 2008
24 May 2008
16 May 2008
8 May 2008
3 May 2008
localidautore@hotmail.it