Private Tours of Rome - Walks in Rome (Est. 2001)

The Fountain of the Pantheon

31/5/2019

The Fountain of the Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, Rome

Fontana del Pantheon

The Door That Only the Pope May Open

30/5/2019

Relief of Pope Pius XII opening the Holy Door, Porta Santa, St Peter's Basilica, Rome

Pope Pius XII Opening the Holy Door for the Jubilee of 1950

The Arch of Titus

29/5/2019

The Arch of Titus, Rome

The Arch of Titus

The Fountain of Neptune

28/5/2019

Statue of Neptune by Antonio della Bitta, Fountain of Neptune, Piazza Navona, Rome

Statue of Neptune by Antonio della Bitta

Two Plaques to Gian Lorenzo Bernini

27/5/2019

Bust of Gian Lorenzo Bernini by Ettore Ferrari, Via della Mercede, Rome

Bust of Gian Lorenzo Bernini by Ettore Ferrari

Michelangelo's Moses

26/5/2019

Moses by Michelangelo, San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome

Moses by Michelangelo

Palazzo Madama

25/5/2019

Palazzo Madama, Rome

Palazzo Madama

The Oratorio del Gonfalone

24/5/2019

Frescoes, Oratorio del Gonfalone, Rome

Oratorio del Gonfalone

The Fountain of the Moor

23/5/2019

Fountain of the Moor (det.), Piazza Navona, Rome

Fountain of the Moor (det.)

Apollo and Daphne by Bernini

22/5/2019

Apollo and Daphne by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Borghese Gallery, Rome

Apollo and Daphne (det.) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

One of the Finest Villas in Rome

21/5/2019

The Triumph of Galatea, fresco by Raphael, Villa Farnesina, Rome

The Triumph of Galatea by Raphael

San Clemente: Mosaics

20/5/2019

Mosaics, Apse of Church of San Clemente, Rome

Urban VII: The Shortest-Reigning Pope

19/5/2019

Monument to Pope Urban VII by Ambrogio Buonvicino, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome

Monument to Pope Urban VII by Ambrogio Buonvicino

A Masterpiece of Baroque Art

18/5/2019

The Glory of St Ignatius, fresco by Andrea Pozzo, church of Sant' Ignazio, Rome

The Glory of St Ignatius

Caravaggio's Rejected Altarpiece

17/5/2019

Contarelli Chapel

Remember You Must Die!

16/5/2019

Images of Death and Dying, Church of Santa Maria dell' Orazione e Morte, Rome

Santa Maria dell' Orazione e Morte

The Triumph of the Name of Jesus

15/5/2019

The Triumph of the Name of Jesus, Fresco by Giovanni Battista Gaulli, aka il Baciccio, Chiesa del Gesu, Rome

Fresco by Giovanni Battista Gaulli, aka il Baciccio, Chiesa del Gesu

The Finest Mosaic in Rome

14/5/2019

Coronation of the Virgin Mary, Mosaic by Jacopo Torriti, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome

Coronation of the Virgin Mary

The Day Pope John Paul II Was Shot

13/5/2019

Plaque marking spot where Pope John Paul ll was shot on May 13, 1981, St Peter's Square, Rome

Plaque in St Peter's Square marking the spot where Pope John Paul ll was shot on May 13th, 1981

Trajan's Column

12/5/2019

Trajan's Column, Rome

Trajan's Column

The Ecstasy of St Teresa

11/5/2019

Ecstasy of St Teresa by Bernini, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

The Ecstasy of St Teresa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Rome's Big Fountain

10/5/2019

Fontana dell' Acqua Paola, also known as the Fontanone, Rome

Fontana dell' Acqua Paola

The Oldest Bridge in Rome

9/5/2019

The Ponte Fabricio, the oldest bridge in Rome

The Ponte Fabricio

San Carlino: A Baroque Gem

8/5/2019

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

The Most Famous Keyhole in Rome

7/5/2019

Keyhole view of St Peter's Basilica, Rome

Aventine Keyhole, View of St Peter's Basilica

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My name is David Lown and I am an art historian from Cambridge, England. Since 2001 I have lived in Italy, where I run private and
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