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It depicts a group of Early Christian martyrs who are about to be burned alive as the alleged perpetrators of the Great Fire of Rome, during the reign of emperor Nero in 64 AD. People from many different social spheres, including the emperor himself, are present to watch the burning, which takes place in front of the Domus Aurea .
The Great Fire of Rome (Latin: incendium magnum Romae) began on the 19th of July 64 AD. [1] The fire started in the merchant shops around Rome's chariot stadium, Circus Maximus . After six days, the fire was brought under control, but before the damage could be assessed, the fire reignited and burned for another three days.
Michel Cohen (born 1953) is a French art dealer born in Paris, France. [1] Cohen sold high-value paintings—works by Monet, Picasso, Matisse, Chagall—stolen from art galleries. [2] He was arrested by Interpol in 2003, while living in Brazil, and imprisoned in Rio de Janeiro. [2] [3] He later escaped from prison and disappeared. [2] He is the ...
The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea ("National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art"), also known as La Galleria Nazionale, is an art museum in Rome. It was founded in 1883 on the initiative of the then minister Guido Baccelli and is dedicated to modern and contemporary art .
Michael Sgan-Cohen (2 March 1944 – 20 February 1999) was an Israeli artist, art historian, curator and critic.His oeuvre touches different realms of the Israeli experience and the Hebrew language, displaying a strong connection to the Jewish Scriptures.
Between 1753 and 1757, Count Étienne François de Choiseul, Louis XV's ambassador to Rome in the 1740s, commissioned four paintings from Pannini: the Galleries of Views of Ancient Rome [7] and Modern Rome, [8] a view of the Place Saint-Peter and an Interior of St. Peter's Basilica. [9] These paintings were made between 1754 and 1757.
Borghese.Gallery – created by Roman experts. Amor sacro e amor profano (Sacred and Profane Love) Description of the painting. Architecture and gardens on the Villa Borghese or Casino; Reviews of Galleria Borghese; Satellite photo — the Galleria Borghese is the villa in the center of the photograph surrounded by landscaped gardens.
Installation view, Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles. Kohn Gallery is an art gallery established in 1985 in Hollywood, California. [1] The space, under the direction of gallerist Michael Kohn, [2] has exhibited works by seminal Pop artist Wallace Berman, [3] [4] Colombian painter María Berrío, [5] polymath artist Enríque Martínez Celaya, [6] German painter Rosa Loy, [7] American abstract painter ...