As a traveler, art historian, and educator, arming myself and my traveling companions with context and a historical perspective before getting on the plane is part of the exciting process of travel. Below are helpful links giving bite-sized content on the history and art of Rome spanning millennia - from its ancient empire to the centuries that followed.

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The origins of Rome begin with its mythological founding by brothers Remus and Romulus (for whom the city is thusly named). Abandoned by their mother, but nurtured and suckled by a she-wolf, the brothers made their home along the Tiber River in what is now modern-day Rome. Flash forward 2,500 years later and the city is awash with those millennia leaving their ever-present impressions still visible today. Wander down one of Rome’s narrow vicoli and take in the medieval, Renaissance, and baroque architecture and art that are still plainly visible. Wander a step further and catch the sun reflecting off the marbles of ruined ancient columns dotting the city. 

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Ancient Rome

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•  Ancient Rome    

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• Ancient Roman Art
   

• Christianity in the Roman Empire

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• Fall of Roman Empire 
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Medieval Rome & Europe

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• Medieval Europe

 

• Introduction to Late Gothic Art 

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• Late Medieval Rome: Pietro Cavallini, The Last Judgment, c. 1293, Santa Cecelia, Rome 

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Renaissance Era

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• Renaissance Europe
   

  • Renaissance Art: How to Recognize

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• The High Renaissance

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• Michaelangelo

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• Raphael
   

• Bramante
   

• Mannerism

 

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The Reformation & Counter-Reformation​

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• The Reformation & Counter-Reformation
   

  • Baroque Art
     

  • Bernini
     

  • The Caracci
     

  • Caravaggio

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