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Quieter than the more famous cities nearby, Orvieto is packed with history and art and feels like it’s still undiscovered. It really is Umbria’s jewel. ....
Siena s Duomo will unveil its extraordinary inlaid marble mosaic floors which can be admired during a visit to the Tuscan cathedral city over summer 2022. ....
Kaushik Patowary Dec 10, 2020 0 comments One of Rome’s lesser-known attractions, the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola ( Chiesa di Sant Ignazio di Loyola in Italian), lies just a block away from the Pantheon. This incredible 17th century baroque church has a towering façade that dominates the Piazza, and a lavishly decorated interior that’s considered one of the best in the entirety of Rome. The first thing most visitors do when they step inside this church dedicated to the founder of the Jesuit order is look up at the sumptuous frescoes that decorate the huge ceiling. The grandiose fresco painted by Andrea Pozzo depicts the triumph of St. Ignatius and the apostolic goals of Jesuit missionaries, eager to expand the reach of Roman Catholicism across the world. The ceiling appears to be a high and vaulted decorated with statues and populated with flying figures. In reality the roof is flat. Pozzo gave the ceiling an illusion of height using anamorphic techni ....