What started as a routine maintenance check in Rome’s Villa Farnesina turned into a stunning revelation when electrician Davide Renzoni uncovered hidden 17th-century frescoes behind a false ceiling. These vibrant and untouched artworks, attributed to Baroque painter Carlo Maratta and his students,
Lina Botero, daughter of the late Colombian artist Fernando Botero has transformed the streets and squares of Rome into an open-air museum, showcasing eight of her father’s renowned, whimsical sculptures. The exhibition was arranged to honor Botero, who passed away on September
The excavation revealed a portico and a lush garden, identifiable by the travertine wall, a colonnaded portico, and telltale lead-based irrigation pipes. This garden, facing the Tiber River, is believed to be part of the buried Gardens of Agrippina, an opulent estate